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Trial Date Set in Sandra Bland Case
A trial date has been set for Jan. 23, 2017, in the civil lawsuit filed by Sandra Bland’s family against Waller County, Texas; the Texas Department of Public Safety; Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, who arrested Bland; and two other jailers who were in contact with Bland before her death, ABC 13 reports. Bland made…
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Family of Ohio Teen Who Committed Suicide Files Lawsuit Against School
The Ohio parents of a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide are suing the teen’s school, claiming that school administration knew she was the target of racial bullying and did nothing to stop it. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cindy and Marc Olsen adopted Emilie from China when she was 9 months old. The Olsens claim in…
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Authorities Worried That ‘Affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch May Have Fled the Country
Fort Worth, Texas, authorities are beginning to wonder if Ethan Couch, the “affluenza” teen who was found guilty of drunken-driving charges in an incident that left four people dead in 2013, may have fled the country. Couch, 18, missed a check-in with his parole officer earlier this month and has been missing ever since. A…
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NYPD Cop Involved in Amadou Diallo Shooting Death Gets Promotion
To the mother of Amadou Diallo, it’s like pouring salt into a wound. Officer Kenneth Boss, one of the four New York City police officers who shot her son to death back in 1999, recently got a promotion and a raise, nearly 17 years after the shooting that shook the Bronx. The 22-year-old Diallo, who…
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Wheaton College Suspends Professor After Facebook Post Supporting Muslims
Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution, has put one of its professors on administrative leave. The move apparently stems from remarks that the associate professor of political science made in solidarity with Muslims, the New York Times reports. The Illinois liberal arts college released a statement explaining that it suspended Larycia Hawkins for “significant questions…
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You’re the Real MVP: LeBron James Shares Special Moment With Teen
During the second quarter of Tuesday night’s game featuring the Boston Celtics hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James looked up at the big screen and was moved to action. The Celtics were honoring Aaron Miller, a Boston-area high school student who overcame brain damage and being told he might never walk or talk again to…
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NYC Woman Files Lawsuit Claiming Cop Called Her Gay Slur, Assaulted Her
A Brooklyn, N.Y., woman is suing for unspecified damages after she claims a police officer called her a homophobic slur before he attacked and falsely arrested her, the Huffington Post reports. Stephanie Dorceant, 29, and her ex-girlfriend Nandi Allman filed the lawsuit in a Brooklyn federal court Monday, just two weeks after Dorceant was cleared…
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Mistrial for Baltimore Officer Could Spell Trouble for Prosecutors Seeking Justice for Freddie Gray
On Wednesday, Judge Barry Williams declared a mistrial in the criminal case against Baltimore Police Officer William Porter. Porter was the first officer to face trial out of a total of six police officers who are charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Gray died from a broken neck and spinal cord injury while in police…
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‘We Need a Conviction’: Baltimore Reacts to Mistrial in Freddie Gray Case
“Indict! Convict! Send those killer cops to jail! The whole damn system is guilty as hell,” is what protesters shouted outside the courthouse in Baltimore Wednesday after the trial of Police Officer William Porter ended in a hung jury. Porter, the first of six officers facing prosecution in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray, had…
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Freddie Gray Case: Judge Declares Mistrial in William Porter Trial as Jury Fails to Reach Unanimous Verdict
A Baltimore jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of Baltimore Police Officer William Porter, the first of six officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray, forcing Judge Barry Williams to declare a mistrial. According to CNN, jurors told the judge Tuesday that they were unable to reach a unanimous…