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A man charged in a deadly 2022 shooting rampage in Memphis is set to stand trial in July

A judge has set a July trial date for a man facing the death penalty in a daylong shooting rampage in Memphis, Tennessee

The Independent UK

Man Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Killing Kindergarten Teacher

Man sentenced to life for killing Memphis teacher after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and kidnapping. Victim's family condemns senseless act.

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Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

A Tennessee appeals court has ruled that a state law giving the appointed state attorney general authority to argue certain death penalty cases and removing that power from the hands of locally elected district attorneys is constitutional

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2 deputies are charged with attacking an inmate at a Memphis jail

Two Tennessee jail deputies are charged with attacking a Memphis inmate who was injured but survived

The Independent UK

Memphis officer not charged in Black man's shooting after attempted traffic stop, prosecutor says

The top state prosecutor in Memphis says no criminal charges will be brought against a Memphis police officer who fatally shot a Black man after a high-speed chase and an attempted traffic stop

The Independent UK

9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail, including 2 for second-degree murder

Recently released court documents show that two Memphis jail deputies have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation

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Sheriff says 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail

A sheriff says nine Memphis jail deputies have been indicted in the death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation

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Video of fatal Tennessee traffic stop shows car speeding off but not deputy's shooting of driver

Video has been released of a fatal Tennessee traffic stop that shows a deputy holding on to the car’s steering wheel and being carried away as the vehicle speeds off

The Independent UK

Ruling on Tennessee's anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps

Questions remain over how a law designed to limit drag shows in Tennessee will be enforced after a federal judge declared it unconstitutional while saying the decision only applied to the state’s most populated county

The Independent UK

Ex-officer Preston Hemphill won’t be charged in Tyre Nichols killing

Hemphill ‘did not pursue’ Nichols and ‘was not present for the later beating incident’, says Shelby county DA’s spokesperson

The Guardian - US

No charges for ex-officer who hit Tyre Nichols with stun gun

A prosecutor says a former Memphis police officer who hit Tyre Nichols with a stun gun during a traffic stop that preceded Nichols’ brutal beating by other officers won’t be charged criminally

The Independent UK

Federal judge puts temporary hold on Tennessee’s anti-drag law

Judge writes that the state has failed to make a compelling argument as to why Tennessee needed the new law

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Prosecutors seeking death penalty in Memphis shootings

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty if a Tennessee man is convicted of first-degree murder in a daylong shooting rampage in Memphis that left three people dead and three others wounded

The Independent UK

The prosecutor who broke the mold with the Tyre Nichols case

Steve Mulroy, the Shelby county district attorney, discusses the swift charges on the five officers and criminal justice reform in Memphis

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Memphis DA agrees to review info in man's killing by officer

The top prosecutor in Memphis has agreed to review additional information about the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Black man during an attempted arrest by a white police officer

The Independent UK

Family of man shot by Memphis officer wants case reviewed

The family of a 19-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in a confrontation with a white Memphis police officer eight years ago has asked the city’s top prosecutor to reopen the case

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Republicans’ ominous strategy to thwart criminal justice reform — and democracy

Criminal justice reformers are mistakenly finding comfort in a federal court ruling last month that took Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for removing a twice-elected, reform-oriented county prosecutor from office.

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Activists link death of Tyre Nichols to ‘cowboy’ police culture

Local groups call for greater transparency and accountability following the death of the 29-year-old US father.

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VP Harris to attend Nichols funeral as prosecutors weigh more charges

Vice President Kamala Harris will attend Wednesday's funeral of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who died three days after Memphis police officers savagely beat him following a traffic stop earlier this month, the White House said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

Tyre Nichols’s death: seven officers have been removed from duty, police confirm

Two EMTs and a firefighter also fired as lawmakers call for meeting with president and investigation continues

Sports Illustrated

WNBPA Declares ‘Enough Is Enough’ in Statement About Tyre Nichols’s Death

The organization denounced police brutality in the wake of Friday's release of footage from the arrest.

Evening Standard

Tyre Nichols: Memphis braced for release of police beating video

Father died in US city three days after confrontation with five officers

The Independent UK

A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, death

A timeline of events in the Tyre Nichols case, which sparked state and federal investigations into police brutality and led to murder and other charges against the five officers involved in his arrest this month

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Tyre Nichols death: Five Memphis police officers arrested on charges of second degree murder

The Memphis Police Department fired the officers shortly after the incident

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Memphis police chief says there’s ‘no proof’ Tyre Nichols should have been stopped for reckless driving

‘We’ve taken a pretty extensive look to determine, you know, what that probable cause was, and we have not been able to substantiate that,’ Cerelyn Davis said

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