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News Articles: Black Lives Matter protests

Brittany Martin, center,  confronts police as demonstrators march in protest of George Floyd's death May 2020 in downtown Sumter, S.C. Martin, a pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison for her behavior at racial justice protests, is scheduled to have her sentence reconsidered as she struggles to reach her due date behind bars.

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A Black protester voiced anger at police in South Carolina. She got 4 years in prison

Brittany Martin, 34, was convicted of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner, and may have to give birth in prison. An advocate notes that some Jan. 6 rioters are serving far less time.

September 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John's Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020.

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Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near White House, Judge Says

A District Court judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square.

June 22, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
People wait for the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

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Opinion: After George Floyd's Death, A Press Release Obscured A Police Murder

As former police officer Derek Chauvin awaits sentencing for George Floyd's murder, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what the public record might have been if not for the video of Floyd's last moments.

April 24, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Protesters gather outside the entrance to a rally for then-President Donald Trump in June in Tulsa, Okla. A new state law increases penalties for protesters who block public roadways and grants legal immunity to drivers who unintentionally harm them as they try to flee.

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Oklahoma Law Grants Immunity To Drivers Who Unintentionally Harm Protesters

The new law also makes blocking public roadways a misdemeanor offense.

April 22, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson stand next to a banner on their SUV showing their late son Kendrick, in Valdosta, Ga., in December 2013. A family spokesperson told NPR they are "cautiously optimistic" after the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office reopened its investigation last week.

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Probe Reopened In Death Of Kendrick Johnson, Georgia Teen Found In Rolled-Up Gym Mat

The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office has reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of Black teenager Kendrick Johnson. His family has long challenged the state's initial finding of no foul play.

March 10, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
A press badge for <em>Des Moines Register</em> reporter Andrea Sahouri features the jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest.

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Iowa Reporter Found Not Guilty By Jury After Arrest At Black Lives Matter Protest

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.

March 10, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Police officers are shown arresting <em>Des Moines Register</em> reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Sahouri went on trial Monday on charges of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.

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Iowa Reporter Goes On Trial In Case That Raises Press Freedom Concerns

The Des Moines Register reporter, Andrea Sahouri, was arrested as she covered a Black Lives Matter protest. "Treating media work as a crime is a human rights violation," Amnesty International said.

March 08, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Secoriea Turner's family attorney Mawuli Davis addresses the media in October regarding the Bozeman Law Firm's intent to sue the city of Atlanta.

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‘A Bright Light, Extinguished’: A Civil Rights Attorney Fights For Secoriea Turner’s Justice

When Secoriea Turner, an 8-year-old Black girl from west Atlanta, was killed in the aftermath of Rayshard Brooks’ death, civil rights attorney Mawuli Davis knew something had to be done.

“We believe Secoriea should be lifted up as a martyr of this movement,” he said. 

December 30, 2020
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  • Jade Abdul-Malik
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is the city's first Black Circuit Court attorney. On Thursday a circuit judge disqualified her and her staff from prosecuting the case against Mark McCloskey.

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  • Law

St. Louis Prosecutor Taken Off Case Of Couple Who Brandished Guns At BLM Protesters

A judge in St. Louis rules that in sending fundraising emails seeking reelection, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner jeopardized Mark McCloskey's right to a fair trial.

December 11, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
A demonstrator holds a placard with Walter Wallace Jr.'s name on it during a protest near the location where he was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia.

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  • Law

Philadelphia Police Release 'Traumatic' Bodycam Video Of Walter Wallace Jr. Shooting

"We understand that the materials released today will be very painful. It will elicit anger, rage, distress, evoke more questions, and rightfully so," the district attorney said, urging calm.

November 05, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
"The government chooses to persecute us for doing no more than exercising our right to defend ourselves, our home, our property and our family," said Mark McCloskey, alongside his wife Patricia on Tuesday outside the Carnahan Courthouse.

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  • Law

White Gun-Wielding St. Louis Couple Reportedly Indicted By Grand Jury

"I've been told they've been charged with exhibiting a firearm and tampering with evidence," Joel Schwartz, who represents Mark and Patricia McCloskey told NPR.

October 07, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo

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