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Aug 8, 2019

5 years after Ferguson, racial tension might be more intense

Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a white Missouri police officer stands as a seismic moment in American race relations. The fledgling Black Lives Matter movement found its voice, police departments fell under intense scrutiny, progressive prosecutors were elected and court policies revised. Yet five years after the black 18-year-old was fatally shot by […]

Aug 8, 2019

5 years after Ferguson, racial tension might be more intense

Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a white Missouri police officer stands as a seismic moment in American race relations. The fledgling Black Lives Matter movement found its voice, police departments fell under intense scrutiny, progressive prosecutors were elected and court policies revised. Yet five years after the black 18-year-old was fatally shot by […]

Jun 25, 2019

8th Circuit dismisses Ferguson-related, civil-rights suit

Suppose you’re walking in the middle of the street. A police vehicle abruptly pulls right in front of you at an angle, blocking your path. Is that a seizure, under the Fourth Amendment? No, a majority of the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on June 17 — and for that reason, the […]

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