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Civil-rights litigator warns Houston County against enforcing practices he says conflict with U.S. Constitution
Summary
Tanner Downey, a civil-rights litigator who said he is preparing litigation, told the commission that charging by information rather than grand-jury indictment can violate the U.S. Constitution and urged county officials to avoid paying public agents to carry out unconstitutional practices.
During the meeting’s public-comment period, Tanner Downey identified himself as a civil-rights advocate and litigator from Washington, D.C., and warned Houston County officials about what he described as state practices that conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
Downey told the commission that "clause 1 of amendment 5"…
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