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Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she will seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black man’s death as well as their views on racism in America. U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey …

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Fast start to jury selection in Arbery death federal trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Fast start to jury selection in Arbery death federal trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Jury selection got off to a fast start Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, with the judge conducting much of the questioning to determine whether potential jurors had unshakable opinions about the highly publicized case behind closed doors. “Has anyone never heard anything about this case?” Wood …

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Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers
2 years, 10 months ago

Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers

NPR  

Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Opening arguments have begun in the federal hate crimes trial of the three Georgia men charged in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger whose 2020 shooting fueled protests and calls for racial justice. Outside the federal courthouse …

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Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial

Associated Press  

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery already faced steep obstacles to finding unbiased jurors for their upcoming trial on federal hate crime charges. All three also were indicted in a separate federal hate crimes case, which alleges that the deadly chase violated Arbery’s civil rights and …

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Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it
2 years, 10 months ago

Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it

NPR  

Plea deal in Ahmaud Arbery case is rejected after his parents spoke out against it Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen B. Morton/AP file photo Stephen B. Morton/AP file photo A U.S. federal judge rejected a plea deal on Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for one of the two men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Enlarge …

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Ahmaud's father Marcus Arbery and family attorney Ben Crump talk about trial outcome
3 years, 1 month ago

Ahmaud's father Marcus Arbery and family attorney Ben Crump talk about trial outcome

NPR  

Ahmaud's father Marcus Arbery and family attorney Ben Crump talk about trial outcome NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Marcus Arbery, the father of Ahmaud Arbery, and attorney Ben Crump about the guilty verdicts reached in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And we are joined now by Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, and family attorney Ben …

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Guilty: Jury convicts three over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 1 month ago

Guilty: Jury convicts three over killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Al Jazeera  

Three white men chased and fatally shot Arbery, a Black man, while he was out jogging last year, fuelling protests over racism in the US. He said the verdict brings a “mixture of relief and surprise and joy” to Arbery’s family and supporters, but stressed that the three men were only charged after the video of the killing emerged. “He …

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Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing end first day of deliberations
3 years, 1 month ago

Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing end first day of deliberations

NPR  

Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing end first day of deliberations Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen B. Morton/AP Stephen B. Morton/AP Jurors have wrapped up the first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the case of the three men accused of murder and other charges over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, Ga., …

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Lawyer in Arbery murder trial asks for ‘no more Black pastors’
3 years, 1 month ago

Lawyer in Arbery murder trial asks for ‘no more Black pastors’

Al Jazeera  

The lawyer made the comments after civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton met Arbery’s family at the trial. A lawyer representing one of the three white men accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, told a judge the defence did not want “any more Black pastors” coming into the Georgia courtroom where the trial is …

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Kevin Gough: ‘We don’t want any more Black pastors coming in here,’ says defense attorney in Arbery death trial
3 years, 1 month ago

Kevin Gough: ‘We don’t want any more Black pastors coming in here,’ says defense attorney in Arbery death trial

CNN  

CNN — A defense attorney for one of the three White men charged in Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killing objected this week to nationally recognized civil rights leaders attending the trial to support the victim’s family. “If we’re going to start a precedent, starting yesterday, where we’re going to bring high-profile members of the African American community into the courtroom …

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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs repeal of 1863 citizen’s arrest law
3 years, 7 months ago

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs repeal of 1863 citizen’s arrest law

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The mother of a Black man pursued and killed by white men who said they suspected him of a crime says she is “thankful, very thankful” that Georgia has repealed its Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law. “This bill makes Georgia the first state in the country to repeal its citizen’s arrest statue,” Kemp, a Republican, said before signing …

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US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
3 years, 7 months ago

US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery

Al Jazeera  

Arbery was shot dead while he was out for a run near his home last year, sparking fury and demands for justice. The US charged three white men in Georgia on Wednesday with federal hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who died last year after they gunned him down while he was jogging through …

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US: Georgia overhauls citizen arrest law after Arbery’s killing
3 years, 8 months ago

US: Georgia overhauls citizen arrest law after Arbery’s killing

Al Jazeera  

The killing of Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 caused outrage and highlighted how Civil War-era law was used against Black people. Georgia has overhauled a Civil War-era law that allowed residents to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime – a “citizen’s arrest” law invoked by the defence of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery last year. The …

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One year after Ahmaud Arbery was killed, Georgia’s House passes bill to overhaul citizen’s arrest law
3 years, 9 months ago

One year after Ahmaud Arbery was killed, Georgia’s House passes bill to overhaul citizen’s arrest law

CNN  

CNN — Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would roll back citizen’s arrest law in the state. “This law’s origins don’t come from the purest of places by any stretch of the imagination,” Republican state Rep. Bert Reeves, lead sponsor of the new bill, told CNN. Democratic Rep. William Boddie, a co-sponsor of the bill, told …

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George Floyd remembered at memorial service
4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd remembered at memorial service

The Hindu  

Hundreds of mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday remembered George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody set off a wave of nationwide protests that reached the doors of the White House and ignited a debate about race and justice. Derek Chauvin, 44, was fired from the Minneapolis police force and charged with second-degree murder after being filmed in …

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