Tag: Civil rights violations
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
<p>ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
Appeals court won’t review denial of firing squad request
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its earlier ruling that rejected the request by a man on Georgia's death row...
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
MINNEAPOLIS — The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd's neck with his knee...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-04-20-2021-955a78df9a7a51835ad63afb8ce9b5c1">Derek Chauvin</a> on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd's neck with his...
Appeals court won’t review denial of firing squad request
<p>ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its earlier ruling that rejected the request by a man on Georgia's death row...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Man charged with trying to run down Black kids with truck
HOLBROOK, Mass. — A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of...
Man charged with trying to run down Black kids with truck
<p>HOLBROOK, Mass. — A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of...