Ferguson shooting

Aug 28, 2014

Five in federal suit over Ferguson arrests seek total damages of $41M

An attorney with Black Lawyers for Justice filed a civil federal lawsuit Thursday seeking damages for Ferguson protesters who claim to have been unlawfully arrested and abused by police.

Aug 27, 2014

Federal prosecutions not easy in police shootings

Federal authorities investigating possible civil rights violations in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson must meet a difficult standard of proof, a challenge that has complicated the path to prosecution in past police shootings.

Aug 27, 2014

Q & A: Ferguson, blacks and the quest for citizenship

Annette Gordon-Reed, a law professor at Harvard University and scholar on race, gives her thoughts on race relations in the U.S. after the unrest in Ferguson.

Aug 26, 2014

Legal advocates call for amnesty from Ferguson warrants

Legal advocates are still working to help in Ferguson, including a plea for amnesty for people with outstanding warrants.

Aug 25, 2014

Legal observers keep an eye on rights as protest rules shift

National law groups are stepping in to answer questions of legality brought up by some arrests during protests in Ferguson.

Aug 22, 2014

Supreme Court case to shape Ferguson investigation

The national legal standards that govern when police officers are justified in using force against people trace their lineage to a 1984 case from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Aug 22, 2014

Kinder wants legislative panel on police shooting

Missouri's lieutenant governor wants lawmakers to look into events related to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer.

Aug 22, 2014

Ferguson arrests evoke questions over legality

An overview of arrests in Ferguson shows most were arrested for refusal to disperse, detained at the St. Louis County jail for a few hours and then released.

Aug 21, 2014

Nixon orders National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson

Missouri National Guard troops will begin to pull out of Ferguson, according to an order Thursday from Gov. Jay Nixon.

Aug 21, 2014

McCulloch says no grand jury decision until October at earliest

The Missouri grand jury that began considering evidence Wednesday in the police killing of an unarmed man won’t decide whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson until October “at the earliest,” a spokesman for the local prosecutor said.

Aug 21, 2014

Holder arrives in Ferguson seeking to quell unrest

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived Wednesday in Ferguson, as the highest-ranking federal official to visit a city torn by violent protests over the Aug. 9 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.

Aug 20, 2014

Q&A: How dueling inquiries into the Ferguson shooting will work

Here are answers to a number of questions about the legal process brought to the forefront by an investigation into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.