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Politics & Government

'We Made Herstory': Fani Willis Poised To Become First Woman DA in Georgia County

12:53pm August 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Willis defeated six-term Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, and her former boss, in Tuesday's runoff. Howard has been dogged by scandal, including his handling of the Rayshard Brooks case.

Tyreece Johnson, of Omaha, Neb., and dozens of other people march from the Omaha Douglas Civic Center to the Old Market in Omaha on Wednesday. James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man, was shot and killed in the Old Market on Saturday night by a white bar

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Nebraska DA Wants Grand Jury To Review Black Man's Death By White Bar Owner

4:13pm June 05, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

The district attorney in Omaha had ruled the fatal shooting of African-American James Scurlock by a white bar owner during protests was self defense, but now a further investigation is likely.

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A memorial for Thomas Blevins Jr. was set up on June 25 in the alley where he was shot and killed two days earlier by Minneapolis police. On Monday, the district attorney announced he would not be charging the officers in Blevins' death.

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No Charges For Minneapolis Police Officers In June Shooting Fatality

5:27pm July 30, 2018

by Tanya Ballard Brown

Thurman Blevins was killed on June 23 by two police officers. On Monday, the district attorney said there was "no basis to issue criminal charges" against them for shooting the armed suspect.

Anthony Graves, shown here in 2010, was imprisoned in Texas for nearly two decades for slayings he did not commit. Graves said being wrongfully convicted gave him special insight into the power prosecutors have.

National Advocacy Groups Back Candidates To Challenge Local Prosecutors

5:01am April 10, 2018

by Christopher Connelly

The office of district attorney has become a target for those pushing for criminal justice reform.

ACLU Of NC Opposes New Opioid Sentencing Proposal

3:24pm March 07, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Civil rights groups are speaking out against a proposal from eastern North Carolina counties to increase the bail amount for people facing some drug charges.

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Crime
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No Charges In Death Of Forsyth County Inmate

3:13pm February 08, 2018

by Associated Press and Eddie Garcia

Forsyth County jail officials will not be facing criminal wrongdoing charges in the case of an inmate who died in custody.

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Crime
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Prosecutor: Teen Used Gun To Control Crowd During Murder On WFU Campus

4:16pm January 26, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

New information about the murder of Najee Ali Baker at Wake Forest University has come to light.

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State's attorney candidate Aramis Ayala speaks at a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 28.

In The Black Lives Matter Era, An Effort To Elect More Diverse Prosecutors

6:58am November 06, 2016

by Renata Sago

Far down the ballot, district attorney races could reshape the criminal justice system for millions of Americans by electing a more diverse slate of prosecutors.

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Guards watch over a single cell area in an acute unit of the mental heath unit at the Harris County Jail in Houston in 2014.

Rape Survivor Sues After Texas Authorities Jailed Her For A Month

6:13pm July 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Jane Doe found herself hopelessly trapped in a bizarre plot pulled from a Kafka novel," the lawsuit reads. It claims authorities feared she would flee before testifying against her rapist.

Outside New York City Hall, a policeman watches a protest against racial disparities in marijuana arrests. The majority of those arrested are black or Latino, even though those groups are not more likely to smoke pot.

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Brooklyn DA Shifts Stance On Pot, But That Won't Impact NYPD

12:12pm July 12, 2014

by Joel Rose

District Attorney Kenneth Thompson says he will stop prosecuting some people arrested for low-level marijuana possession. But that won't stop the New York Police Department from making arrests.

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