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The family of a man whose body was found in Mississippi calls for a DOJ probe

The family of a Mississippi man whose dismembered body was found in November said his newly released autopsy report shows he was murdered, and they called for a federal investigation into the case.

March 14, 2023
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Ben Crump speaks at a news conference in April in New York City. On Monday, the civil rights attorney called on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into inmate deaths at the Harris County Jail in Houston.

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Dozens of inmates have died in a Houston jail since 2021. Now the FBI is investigating

Dozens of inmates have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail, according to attorneys representing victims' families. The FBI has opened civil rights investigations into two of the deaths.

February 15, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention.

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  • National

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

January 25, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn.

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Tyre Nichols was 'defenseless' during his 'savage' beating by police, attorneys say

Nichols died a few days after he was taken into custody by the Memphis Police, in a violent incident his family says left him "unrecognizable." Five officers have been fired.

January 23, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Rev. Al Sharpton at a funeral service for Brianna Grier with her twin three-year-old daughters Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. The 28-year-old Georgia woman died after she fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest.

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Sharpton puts spotlight on Georgia woman's patrol car fall

The Rev. Al Sharpton is demanding that officials provide a full accounting of how a Georgia woman fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest. Sharpton spoke Thursday at a funeral service in Atlanta for 28-year-old Brianna Grier.

August 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The death of Jelani Day, a 25-year-old medical student who went missing on Aug. 24, was ruled by local officials as a drowning. "None of it adds up," said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is pressing federal authorities to step in.

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Questions remain in Jelani Day's death. Lawyer Ben Crump calls on FBI to intervene

The 25-year-old's body was found a month after he went missing. "As we approach 100 days without any answers, we are demanding that the FBI investigate this matter as a hate crime," Crump said.

December 03, 2021
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  • Emma Bowman
A Jacob Blake sign was on display as the motorcade of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden passed by in Kenosha Wis., on Sept. 3, 2020. A team of attorneys representing Blake have filed an excessive force lawsuit against the officer who shot and paralyzed him in August.

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Jacob Blake Files Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Him

Attorneys for Jacob Blake have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey over the August shooting, which left Blake paralyzed and sparked days of unrest.

March 26, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, pictured on Sept. 23, did not pursue charges related to the killing of Breonna Taylor. Her family lawyers say that indicates bias.

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  • Law

Kentucky AG Defends Role In Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Process

Taylor's family lawyers are calling for a special prosecutor to reopen the case. But Attorney General Daniel Cameron says, given its importance, he was best equipped to handle the investigation.

October 05, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury's decision not to charge officers for her death.

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'It's Still Breonna Taylor For Me': Taylor Family Plans Friday Press Conference

Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, broke her silence in an Instagram post on Thursday. "It's still Breonna Taylor for me," Palmer wrote. The family will respond to the grand jury's decision on Friday.

September 24, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Philonise Floyd, right, brother of George Floyd, gets ready to march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, during the March on Washington on Friday.

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Civil Rights Lawyer And George Floyd's Brother On 'Painful' 2020 March On Washington

Ben Crump, who represents the family of Jacob Blake, and Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, share their views on what a March on Washington means in 2020.

August 28, 2020
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  • Rachel Martin
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, shown testifying at a June 10 House Judiciary Committee hearing prompted by the death of George Floyd, announced he has filed a civil lawsuit against "the City of Minneapolis and police officers" on behalf of Floyd's family.

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  • National

George Floyd's Family Files Civil Lawsuit Against Minneapolis And Police, Lawyers Say

Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci — attorneys representing the family of George Floyd, who was killed by police on Memorial Day — laid out the lawsuit at a news conference in Minneapolis.

July 15, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman

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