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Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing

Three white men serving life in prison for murder after chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 are returning to court Thursday to ask a judge for a new trial. The McMichaels armed themselves with guns and jumped in a pickup truck to chase Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, after they saw him run past their house on Feb. 23, …

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3 months ago

Granderson: Finally, a reckoning on how we teach American history

LA Times

Alice Lee, a history teacher at Eagle Rock Junior/Senior High School in L.A., taught virtually in 2020. Next week the world’s largest history organization is hosting a congressional briefing in Washington to share its findings from a two-year study that looked at, among other areas, the teaching methods of the country’s educators. is calling the report “the most comprehensive study …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Dozens of Black Lives Matter and Black Panther protesters gather outside the Glynn …

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3 months, 1 week ago

After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges

LA Times

Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case’s slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is temporary. Johnson’s case has stalled as one of her attorneys, Brian Steel, has spent most of the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without proving they targeted Arbery because he was Black. In their oral arguments and legal briefs, lawyers for Greg McMichael …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions

LA Times

Travis McMichael, from left, William “Roddie” Bryan and Greg McMichael during their trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

New Indian Express

ATLANTA: Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of three white men who used pickup trucks to chase Ahmaud Arbery through the streets of a Georgia subdivision before one of them killed the running Black man with a shotgun. In legal briefs filed ahead of their appeals court arguments, lawyers for Greg McMichael …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chiefs parade shooting could be a new test of expanded ‘stand your ground’ protections

Associated Press

— The man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled the trigger because someone was shooting at him, according to court documents. Experts say that even though the shooting left one bystander dead and roughly two dozen people injured, 23-year-old Lyndell …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a law defining antisemitism in state law, proclaiming support for Jewish residents despite concerns the measure would hamper people opposing the actions of Israel. The Republican governor said by enacting the law, he was “reaffirming our commitment to a Georgia where all people can live, learn and prosper safely, because there’s …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Former Northwestern football players hire civil rights attorney to investigate hazing

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Eight former Northwestern football players have retained attorneys following a hazing scandal that led to the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald and criticism of university leadership for its initial response to the allegations. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the Chicago-based Levin & Perconti personal injury law firm announced Monday that they have “uncovered a vast array of …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three white men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions, with two of them arguing their histories of making racist comments don’t prove they targeted Arbery because he was Black. Greg McMichael initiated the chase when Arbery ran past his home …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals

The Independent

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2 years ago

Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority

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Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The early work of the Justice Department’s civil …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence Monday — for committing federal hate crimes, months after getting their first for murder — at a hearing that brought a close to more than two years of criminal proceedings. Greg McMichael told Arbery’s family …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael, aged …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Months after they were sentenced to life in …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Father and son get life in prison for hate crime in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

LA Times

From left, Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan and Greg McMichael during their trial in Brunswick, Ga. The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. Travis McMichael declined to address the court, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he’s sentenced next week for a federal hate crime conviction. “It showcased repugnant text messages and postings that displayed a racist bent that, even after decades of societal progress, still clings …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The white men convicted of hate crimes for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in their Georgia neighborhood have been scheduled for sentencing this summer in federal court. The trio stood trial a second time in federal court, where they were found guilty in February of committing hate crimes after a jury concluded Arbery’s killing …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred’

Associated Press

ATLANTA — The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that convicted three white men of federal hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery said he believes the guilty verdicts show that while acts of racial violence still occur in the U.S. “we’re moving in the right direction.” “Wrong is wrong and right is right,” Marcus Ransom …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown hopes for change after convictions

Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran on a residential street remained free for more than two months, with police and prosecutors appearing to accept their story that the young Black man was a fleeing criminal who turned and attacked before being fatally shot. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, attended an event honoring …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial

LA Times

The three white men convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday, validating the declarations of family members and civil rights activists who said they had no doubt the unarmed man was chased and killed because he was Black. “What we got today, we wouldn’t have gotten if it wasn’t …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case

Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of “pent-up racial anger” and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury Monday. In Georgia, prosecutor Christopher Perras argued that Travis McMichael “was just looking for a reason” to hurt a Black person when the 25-year-old Arbery …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history

NPR

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center/via AP Glynn County Detention Center/via AP The three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger whose shooting death in 2020 sparked protests and calls for racial justice, had histories of making racist comments and slurs in text …

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Georgia Men Seek New Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Killing

Granderson: Finally, a reckoning on how we teach American history

Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years

After 3 years, Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s trial on misconduct charges

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask court to overturn hate crime convictions

Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

Chiefs parade shooting could be a new test of expanded ‘stand your ground’ protections

Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law

Former Northwestern football players hire civil rights attorney to investigate hazing

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals

Three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery file appeals

Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Who was Ahmaud Arbery and what happened to him?

Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death

Father and son get life in prison for hate crime in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed `so much hatred’

Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown hopes for change after convictions

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty in federal hate crimes trial

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case

Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history