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(L to R) Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan

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  • Law

3 Men Charged With Hate Crimes In Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery

The three white men, who are already charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the state level, have been indicted on federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping charges.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
A screen grab from footage of the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre and his wife, Susan. It was originally intended for a TV series sponsored by the gun rights group that never aired. Warning: Video below contains graphic content.

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  • National

Video Leaks Of NRA's Wayne LaPierre Missing His Mark On Elephant Hunt

"I'm not sure where you're shooting," a guide tells the longtime head of the National Rifle Association. The footage had reportedly been suppressed for years.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Cars make their way toward downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. California could regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was moving to curb a Trump-era policy that sought to erode the state's previously held power.

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  • Environment

White House Is Preparing To Give Back California's Smog-Busting Powers

California may regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards as part of the Biden administration's push to reverse Trump-era environmental policies.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Judge with gavel

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  • Law

Former Wilkinson County Deputy Pleads Guilty In Illegal Firearms Case

A former deputy with the Wilkinson County Sheriff’s Office has pleaded guilty to possessing unregistered firearms following an FBI-led investigation into a violent extremist group.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
A screenshot of the Alameda Police Department body camera footage shows officers detaining Mario Gonzalez, 26, on April 19. Gonzalez died soon after.

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  • Law

Man Dies After Alameda, Calif., Police Pin Him To Ground For Several Minutes

The city released body camera footage showing the police encounter with Mario Gonzalez. He died after being pinned to the ground.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

At Supreme Court, Mean Girls Meet 1st Amendment

At issue is whether schools can punish students for off-campus speech. At the center of the case is a teenager suspended from her cheerleading team after using a vulgarity on Snapchat.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Clayton County, Ga., Sheriff Victor Hill is accused of violating the civil rights of detainees by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours, according to a federal indictment. Hill is seen here in 2005.

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  • National

Georgia Sheriff Indicted On Federal Charges That He Used Restraint Chair To Punish

An indictment describes four instances last year in which Sheriff Victor Hill ordered detainees restrained in a chair for hours, though the men had offered no resistance.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in the back of his head, his family's attorneys said Tuesday, citing an independent autopsy. Here, Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of Brown, her nephew, on her cellphone at her home in Elizabeth City, N.C.

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  • National

Andrew Brown Jr. Was Shot In The Back Of His Head, Family Says, Citing Autopsy

"It was a kill shot to the back of the head" that cost Brown his life, family attorney Ben Crump said as his office released the results of an independent autopsy. The FBI said it was investigating.

April 27, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Demonstrators in Minneapolis ahead of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who has since been convicted of murdering George Floyd.

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  • National

With Slow Progress On Federal Level, Police Reform Remains Patchwork Across U.S.

While some blue states and cities have succeeded in passing reforms, more muted action in other places has left activists calling out for federal legislation.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
News headlines on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump are displayed outside Fox headquarters in February in New York City.

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  • Media

Fox News Again Urges N.Y. Court To Dismiss Smartmatic's $2.7 Billon Lawsuit

Fox News says its coverage of bogus election-fraud claims was "accurate and disinterested" and is protected by the First Amendment.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Protesters march last week in Elizabeth City, N.C., after the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr.

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  • National

Andrew Brown Jr. Family Lawyers Say Video Shows An 'Execution'

Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a Black man, while carrying out warrants in Elizabeth City, N.C. Family lawyers say body camera video shows deputies firing while Brown poses no threat.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • James Doubek
GPB News NPR

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  • National

After Months Of Delays, The 1st Census Results Are Here

The Census Bureau released the first set of results from last year's head count Monday after months of delays. The numbers will reset the balance of power in Congress and the Electoral College.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang and
  • Susan Davis
People wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020.

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  • Business

1st-Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings

Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year were among the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

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  • Law

Supreme Court To Take Up 1st Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade

At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Nina Totenberg
Americans for Prosperity is among the groups at the Supreme Court in a case from California that involves a state rule that mandates the disclosure of some donor names. The groups claim doing so would violate their First Amendment right to freedom of association and that it would subject their donors to potential harassment.

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  • Law

Supreme Court Eyes Rich Activists, Their Anonymous Donations And Tax Breaks

At issue is a California law that requires tax-exempt charities to file with the state a list of their large donors — a copy, in fact, of the list they file annually with the IRS.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
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