Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks to reporters Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta.
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks to reporters Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Three district attorneys in Georgia have renewed their challenge of a commission created to discipline and remove state prosecutors, arguing it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.

Their lawsuits filed Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta challenge Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, a body Republican lawmakers revived this year after originally creating it in 2023.

Democrats fear the commission has one primary goal: derailing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ‘ prosecution of former President Donald Trump.