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Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial
Read full article: Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trialA former Georgia district attorney charged with interfering in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has made her first court appearance more than three years after being indicted.
Ahmaud Arbery's family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor's misconduct trial after 3 years
Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery's family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor's misconduct trial after 3 yearsThe family of Ahmaud Arbery is waiting for stalled court proceedings to resume in the case of a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the police investigation into the Black man's killing.
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
Read full article: 'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrestRonald Greene’s deadly arrest on a rural Louisiana roadside in 2019 sparked outrage after The Associated Press published long-suppressed body-camera video showing white state troopers stunning, beating and dragging the Black motorist as he wailed, “I’m scared!”.
Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictionsThree white men are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out their hate crime convictions in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver
Read full article: Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driverA Mississippi judge has cited police errors in declaring a mistrial for two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx employee who was making a delivery.
Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver
Read full article: Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driverAttorneys made brief opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home.
Tom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66
Read full article: Tom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66The longtime Georgia prosecutor who called in state investigators to build a case against the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery has died.
Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority
Read full article: Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priorityU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says the early work of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and the division's work remains urgent 65 years later amid a surge of hate crimes.
Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing
Read full article: Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killingDerek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing may be held under less restrictive conditions.
Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Read full article: Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s deathThe white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood have been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
Breonna Taylor supporters relieved by charges against police
Read full article: Breonna Taylor supporters relieved by charges against policeLouisville activists who put in long hours protesting the death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police say they felt relief this week when federal officials charged four officers.
Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he'll be killed in state prison
Read full article: Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he'll be killed in state prisonThe man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in a Georgia neighborhood says he's afraid fellow inmates will kill him if he's sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder.
Ex-Oklahoma officers charged in fatal shooting of Black man
Read full article: Ex-Oklahoma officers charged in fatal shooting of Black manTwo former Oklahoma police officers have been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man in December while responding to a 911 call of an alleged protective order violation.
After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter's dad
Read full article: After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter's dadGeorgia prosecutors say the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery was followed by 16 phone calls between the local district attorney and a former employee later convicted of murder in the shooting.
Louisville mayor's race plays out amid lingering tensions
Read full article: Louisville mayor's race plays out amid lingering tensionsLouisville's mayoral race is taking place in a city roiled by racial tension, a spike in gun violence and deep misgivings many harbor about the Louisville police department.
Breonna Taylor’s family, supporters sustain push for justice
Read full article: Breonna Taylor’s family, supporters sustain push for justiceBreonna Taylor’s family has joined with demonstrators and other supporters to honor the two-year anniversary of the Black woman’s passing in a botched police raid.
Breonna Taylor's family, protesters upset over acquittal
Read full article: Breonna Taylor's family, protesters upset over acquittalThe acquittal of an ex-Louisville officer tied to the botched drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death is stirring the frustrations of her family and protesters.
Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred'
Read full article: Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred'The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that returned hate crime convictions against the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery says he believes the verdicts show no one is above the law.
Attorneys discuss ‘stand your ground,’ racial justice 10 years after Trayvon Martin’s death
Read full article: Attorneys discuss ‘stand your ground,’ racial justice 10 years after Trayvon Martin’s deathFlorida civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump recalls being in court in early 2012 when he received a phone call from a fellow lawyer whose relative had been fatally shot in Sanford days earlier.
For 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: Guilty
Read full article: For 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: GuiltyThe three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek Chauvin at the scene of George Floyd’s killing offered a variety of reasons why they weren’t to blame, including experience, bad training and the supposed threat of angry bystanders.
Trayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen's death changes nation
Read full article: Trayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen's death changes nationThe killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media.
Ahmaud Arbery's hometown hopes for change after convictions
Read full article: Ahmaud Arbery's hometown hopes for change after convictionsBack-to-back convictions of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have bolstered civil rights activists who viewed the case as a test of the criminal justice system.
Jury ends 1st day, no verdict for 3 cops in Floyd killing
Read full article: Jury ends 1st day, no verdict for 3 cops in Floyd killingJurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict.
Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing 'chose to do nothing'
Read full article: Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing 'chose to do nothing'A prosecutor says three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights “chose to do nothing” as Officer Derek Chauvin squeezed the life out of Floyd.
Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
Read full article: Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendantsA police officer testifying at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery says he told two of the defendants just days before the shooting that there was evidence the young Black man had done anything worse than trespassing.
FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs
Read full article: FBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slursAn FBI intelligence analyst is going through dozens of text messages and social media posts in which two of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs.
`I felt guilty': Neighbors recall Arbery's killing in court
Read full article: `I felt guilty': Neighbors recall Arbery's killing in courtNeighbors of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery testified at the trio's federal hate crime trial about the shock they felt when gunshots rang out in their neighborhood.
S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stalls
Read full article: S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stallsSouth Carolina remains one of only two states without a hate crimes law, and proponents worry that efforts in the Legislature are stalling to increase penalties for crimes committed against minorities and others victimized by prejudice.
Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
Read full article: Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury MondayThe federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery says she plans to seat a jury Monday, and expects attorneys to make their opening statements as well.
Black colleges alarmed by bomb threats, but undeterred
Read full article: Black colleges alarmed by bomb threats, but undeterredNumerous historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. temporarily locked down their campuses last week in response to at least 17 threats of bombs and gun violence.
Arbery killers' failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
Read full article: Arbery killers' failed pleas may complicate hate crime trialThree men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are heading for a second trial in federal court, where jury selection could be complicated by failed plea bargains in the case.
Jury selection starts in lone trial over Breonna Taylor raid
Read full article: Jury selection starts in lone trial over Breonna Taylor raidHundreds of potential jurors gathered at a Kentucky courthouse to learn whether they could be chosen for the only criminal trial over the botched police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.
Judge denies media ban ahead of cop's trial over Taylor raid
Read full article: Judge denies media ban ahead of cop's trial over Taylor raidA judge has denied a request from a Louisville police officer who took part in the deadly 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s home to bar the media from part of his upcoming trial.
A year after SC inmate's death, family still seeking charges
Read full article: A year after SC inmate's death, family still seeking chargesThe family of a mentally ill Black man who died after South Carolina jail employees repeatedly stunned him and then kneeled on his back until he stopped breathing is still seeking criminal charges.
Georgia deputy resigns over Facebook comment about Arbery
Read full article: Georgia deputy resigns over Facebook comment about ArberyA Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge sentenced three white men to life imprisonment in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery killing receive life sentences
Read full article: Men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery killing receive life sentencesThree white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.
Read full article: News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.
EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Are more defendants testifying at trial?Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile trials, defying conventional wisdom that the risks of a client taking the stand usually outweigh the benefits.
‘They took joy in killing him:’ Orlando-area mother discusses Ronald Greene’s death
Read full article: ‘They took joy in killing him:’ Orlando-area mother discusses Ronald Greene’s deathMona Hardin is haunted by the body-camera images of her son Ronald Greene being punched, stunned and dragged by the Louisiana State Police.
Florida law school creates Ben Crump social justice center
Read full article: Florida law school creates Ben Crump social justice centerA South Florida law school says it is creating a social justice center named after Ben Crump, the Black civil rights attorney who has gained national prominence representing victims of police brutality and vigilante violence.
EXPLAINER: What instructions did jury get in Arbery death?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What instructions did jury get in Arbery death?Before the jurors in the trial of the three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery retired to the jury room to begin their deliberations, the judge read them specific instructions on the law that’s applicable to this case.
In Kenosha and beyond, guns become more common on US streets
Read full article: In Kenosha and beyond, guns become more common on US streetsAcross much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms, either carried openly or legally concealed.
Facebook posts in Arbery trial reflect online neighbor fear
Read full article: Facebook posts in Arbery trial reflect online neighbor fearMonths before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael posted a simple, chilling response to a Facebook post about a suspected car burglary on his Georgia neighborhood: “Arm up.”.
Attorney likens Arbery rally to `lynching' of defendants
Read full article: Attorney likens Arbery rally to `lynching' of defendantsA defense attorney in the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death is likening a large courthouse rally supporting the slain Black man's family to a “public lynching” of the white defendants.
Defense lawyer in Arbery slaying known for pushing limits
Read full article: Defense lawyer in Arbery slaying known for pushing limitsWhen a defense attorney in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery called for Black pastors to be barred from the courtroom, shock and outrage rippled across the country.
Man who shot Arbery testifies: 'He had my gun. He struck me'
Read full article: Man who shot Arbery testifies: 'He had my gun. He struck me'The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has testified at his murder trial that the 25-year-old Black man forced him to make a split-second “life or death” decision by attacking him and grabbing his shotgun.
Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warning
Read full article: Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warningA police officer says he would have given Ahmaud Arbery a warning for trespassing inside the unfinished home from which the young Black man was seen running before he was chased and fatally shot.
Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury
Read full article: Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to juryJurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death are watching security camera videos from a home under construction that the 25-year-old Black man was seen running from before he was fatally shot.
Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even begins
Read full article: Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even beginsThe trial hasn't even started and yet issues of race are at the forefront of the case in which three white men are charged with murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery.
One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slaying
Read full article: One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slayingThe judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions in jury selection that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12.