A judge ruled Thursday that three defendants in an Atlanta gay bar case are not guilty. The prosecutor decided to drop the charges against the other five defendants in the case.

“Municipal Judge Crystal Gaines said city police failed to produce evidence proving that men danced naked without permits or that …

Lambda sues Atlanta for gay bar raid

From Lambda Legal:

(Atlanta) In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia today, Lambda Legal and co-counsel filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta, the Chief of Police and 48 individual officers of the Atlanta Police Department on behalf of 19 individuals who, on Sept. 10 at …

Letter from Atlanta: What’s happened since the gay bar raid

In the month since the Sept. 10 raid on the Eagle Atlanta, it is now clear the raid was not only homophobic in nature, but a violation of patrons’ Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Over 20 formal complaints have been filed with the Atlanta Police Department and an equal number are …