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Wisconsin Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officer For Shooting a Black Man to Death in 2016
The decision to charge the former officer will now be up to a special prosecutor.
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Minneapolis Judge Postpones Trial for the 3 Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd’s Death Until 2022
A judge ruled on Thursday that the trial of the three former Minneapolis cops charged in aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd would be postponed until March of next year. According to NBC News, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were originally scheduled to stand trial in August. All three men,…
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Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Asks District Attorney to Recuse Himself From Prosecuting Coworkers
Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man who was killed by law enforcement officers have asked the district’s top law enforcement officer to recuse himself from investigating and charging his coworkers because…did you even read the sentence? Lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was slain by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff’s…
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Ferguson Uprising: Prosecutor Who Didn't Bring Charges in Michael Brown Shooting Loses Primary to Black Councilman
The ashes of the Ferguson, Mo., uprising have given way to the ouster of a longstanding St. Louis County prosecuting attorney who not only led the investigation into the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, but took a moment to chastise the public who demanded that Wilson be…