Appeals Court To Review Hate Crime Convictions In Arbery Case Appeal filed by convicted men in Ahmaud Arbery case to overturn hate crime convictions based on lack of racist intent and legal technicalities. Top News · Mar 27, 2024
Georgia lawmakers advance bill that could punish Trump prosecutor Bill to create panel with power to remove prosecutors accused of misconduct passes state house amid allegations against Fani Willis The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2024
Judge rejects effort to dismiss case against former DA charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing's aftermath A Georgia judge has refused to dismiss misconduct charges against a former prosecutor accused of hindering the investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Who can even serve at Trump’s trials? Trump has said that jury pool is already biased because District of Columbia residents tend to vote for Democrats Salon · Sep 7, 2023
Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump's trials in the age of social media? As trial dates approach for former President Donald Trump’s indictments, both he and prosecutors are already claiming it will be hard to secure an impartial jury. The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023
"Busting the Durable Myth that US Self-Defense Law Uniquely Fails to Protect Human Life" T. Markus Funk, who has written extensively on self-defense law, has an article with this title here (in The Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers); here's the abstract: The cases of Jordan Neely, Ahmaud Arbery, Kyle Rittenhouse, and George Alan Kelly brought the long-simmering national… Reason · Jul 19, 2023
‘The world has never been the same’: George Floyd’s uncle on three years of heartbreak and fighting for justice Selwyn Jones has found ways to grow around his grief after his nephew was killed by police, including co-founding a nonprofit focused on racial justice The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2023
Three years after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, his mother reflects on the latest shooting of an innocent Black boy Wanda Cooper-Jones speaks to Rachel Sharp about the progress made since her son’s death shone a spotlight on racism in America – but how the shooting of Ralph Yarl shows more change is needed The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
For this Black mom, Ralph Yarl could have been her son Being Black in a predominantly white American neighborhood can present many challenges The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023
Why wasn’t man accused of shooting black teen charged with a hate crime? Experts point to gap in Missouri law KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In explaining his decision not to file a hate crime charge against the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Monday he did not want to risk double jeopardy. Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023
Ralph Yarl shooting: Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting? A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Can a doorbell ring justify a 'stand your ground' shooting? A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
3 men found guilty in Ahmaud Arbery's murder file appeals of hate crime convictions The 25-year-old Arbery was shot and killed after he was pursued by two of the men, who saw him running in their neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga., on Feb. 23, 2020. The third man filmed the encounter. WEKU · Mar 10, 2023
Ahmaud Arbery's killers deny racist motives in appeals Three white men sentenced to prison in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was killed after Travis and Gregory McMichael chased him through Brunswick neighbourhood
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023 Ahmaud Arbery’s mother to speak in Atlanta on 3rd anniversary of his murder ATLANTA — Ahmaud Arbery’s mother will again mark the annual date of his death by speaking about his legacy in Atlanta.
Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023 YSL trial: Why Atlanta's sweeping gang case is moving so slowly ATLANTA — Jury selection in the sweeping gang case against award-winning rapper Young Thug and his 13 co-defendants officially began Jan. 4.
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022 Hearing delayed for ex-DA charged in wake of Arbery killing A judge has postponed a court hearing for a former Georgia prosecutor charged with meddling in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022 Arraignment set for former DA accused of meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case ATLANTA — More than 14 months after being indicted, former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson finally has an arraignment date.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022 Judge to arraign ex-DA charged in Arbery killing's aftermath A former Georgia prosecutor charged with hindering the police investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery is scheduled to make her first court appearance in the case next month
Axios · Nov 23, 2022 New book explores the perils of running while Black The murder of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia in 2020 reinforced a fear author Alison Désir and many other Black people who run have
Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022 Former DA was indicted after Ahmaud Arbery shooting. More than a year later, case remains paused ATLANTA — It has been more than 14 months since former Glynn County District Attorney Jackie Johnson was indicted, accused of hindering the police investigation in the aftermath of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 Ahmaud Arbery’s mother condemns Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ stunt for ‘legitimising extremist behaviour’ Wanda Cooper-Jones says the rapper’s action ’flies directly in the face’ of the support that he has shown to her and the families of other victims behind closed doors
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022 Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing may be held under less restrictive conditions
Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022 No charges for Atlanta police officers in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks ATLANTA — More than two years after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by Atlanta police, the case against the two officers involved has been dropped.