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7/3/19

10:30 PM

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Reproductive Justice7/3/19

Reproductive Justice7/3/19

Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Marshae Jones, the Alabama Woman Who Caught a Case When She Lost Her Unborn Baby After Getting Shot in a Fight

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6/27/19

1:30 PM

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A Pregnant Woman Was Shot in the Stomach, Killing the Unborn Child. Police Charged Her With Manslaughter

Michael Harriot

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9/10/18

3:20 PM

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Police Brutality9/10/18

Police Brutality9/10/18

Amber Guyger Charged with Manslaughter; Officials Dispute Story Over Potential Murder Charge

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5/16/18

3:18 PM

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Jury Finds Man Dubbed the ‘George Zimmerman of Alabama’ Guilty in Killing of Unarmed Black Teen

Michael Harriot

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4/4/18

4:03 PM

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Man Who Landed Fatal Punch After Victim Called Him the N-Word Is Found Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder

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8/15/17

1:48 PM

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NYC Teen Charged With Choking Mom’s Ex to Death After Witnessing Him Attack Her

Breanna Edwards

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6/6/17

7:54 AM

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Las Vegas Police Officer Faces 2 Felony Charges After Killing Unarmed Black Man Using Choke Hold

Breanna Edwards

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5/19/17

3:32 PM

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The Movement5/19/17

The Movement5/19/17

Betty Shelby, the Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher, Allowed to Return to Active Duty

Breanna Edwards

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5/17/17

11:14 AM

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The Movement5/17/17

The Movement5/17/17

Closing Arguments to Begin in Trial of Tulsa, Okla., Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher

Breanna Edwards

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3/28/17

4:36 PM

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Fla. Woman Gets 10 Years for ‘Toxic Tush’ Injections That Left Women Sick, Disfigured or Dead

Breanna Edwards

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12/12/16

3:50 PM

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Ray Tensing to Be Retried in May

Veronica Graves

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12/12/16

2:23 PM

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New Orleans Jury Delivers Manslaughter Verdict in Former Saints Star Will Smith’s Death

Veronica Graves

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12/6/16

11:13 AM

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Ronald Gasser Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Joe McKnight

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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11/16/16

12:31 PM

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The Movement11/16/16

The Movement11/16/16

Minn. Officer Who Fatally Shot Philando Castile Charged With Manslaughter

Breanna Edwards

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9/30/16

11:53 AM

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Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Terence Crutcher

Breanna Edwards

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9/22/16

5:17 PM

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The Movement9/22/16

The Movement9/22/16

Okla. Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Charged With Manslaughter

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8/9/16

2:49 PM

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NY Mother Charged in 'Painful, Horrible' Death of Toddler

Breanna Edwards

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8/4/16

4:35 PM

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The Movement8/4/16

The Movement8/4/16

Va. Officer Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter in Shooting Death of 18-Year-Old William Chapman

Breanna Edwards

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6/21/16

11:03 AM

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Freddie Gray Case: Closing Arguments Complete, Verdict Expected Thursday in Caesar Goodson Jr. Trial

Ericka Blount Danois

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5/31/16

1:07 PM

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Bronx, NY, Man Charged With Fatally Beating Man Who Allegedly Tried to Rape His Wife

Breanna Edwards

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