Why are the Central Park Five suing Donald Trump? The former president tried to justify calling for their execution in 1989 by falsely claiming that they had pled guilty. Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2024
Trump faces yet another defamation lawsuit as Central Park Five allege decades of ‘extreme and outrageous conduct’ Exonerated men endured ‘severe emotional distress and reputational damage’ after years of Trump’s statements, including his latest false claims during September’s presidential debate The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
Central Park Five Sue Trump for Falsely Accusing Them of Killing Someone in a Case That Didn't Involve Any Deaths The Exonerated Central Park Five are suing Donald Trump for defamation after he accused them publicly of murder. Latin Times · Oct 21, 2024
An exonerated 'Central Park Five' member will win a seat on the New York City Council Yusef Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teens who were wrongly imprisoned for raping a jogger in 1989 before their convictions were overturned in 2002. WEKU · Nov 7, 2023
Prosecutor Linda Fairstein's Libel Lawsuit Over Netflix "Central Park Five" Series ("When They See Us") Can Go Forward "There is evidence that, by opting to portray Fairstein as the series villain who was intended to embody the perceived injustices of a broader system, defendants reverse-engineered plot points to attribute actions, responsibilities and viewpoints to Fairstein that were not hers and are unsupported in defendants' substantial body of research… Reason · Sep 20, 2023
Exonerated member of 'Central Park Five' wins primary, nearly assuring seat on NYC Council A member of the “Central Park Five” is a step closer to winning a seat on the New York City Council The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023
Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins primary for NYC council ‘This campaign has been about those who have been counted out. This campaign has been about those who have been forgotten,’ 49-year-old says The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Exonerated Central Park Five member turns tables on Trump ‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Central Park Five member takes out full page ad on Trump 34 years after he called for their execution ‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023