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The family of Ahmaud Arbery and attorneys raise their arms in victory Tuesday outside the federal courthouse in Brunswick

Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down 2 years ago today. Here’s what’s next after murder and hate crime convictions for his killers

By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN Two years after Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in Georgia, justice has been delivered after three men convicted in his murder were found guilty in federal court Tuesday for pursuing him out of racial animus, his family says. “This hate crime trial actually showed the world what was going on

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Anti-Semitic flyers left on driveways in Texas city where worshipers were held hostage in a synagogue last month

By Josh Campbell and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A hate crime investigation is underway in the Texas city of Colleyville, where worshipers were held hostage in a synagogue last month, after anti-Semitic and White separatist flyers sealed in clear sandwich bags were left in driveways, authorities said. Police, in a Facebook post on Sunday, pointed out

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Jury concludes first day of deliberations in civil rights case of 3 ex-officers connected to George Floyd’s killing

By Travis Caldwell, Julia Jones and Omar Jimenez, CNN Jurors concluded their first day of deliberations in the civil rights case of three former Minneapolis police officers connected to George Floyd’s 2020 killing. The jury deliberated for more than seven hours Wednesday after receiving instructions from Judge Paul Magnuson. The panel of four men and

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School shooting suspect should remain in adult jail because mental maturity is well beyond that of an average 15-year-old, prosecutors say

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The 15-year-old who is accused of carrying out a shooting in a Michigan high school where four students were killed in November should remain in adult jail because his mental maturity is well beyond his age, prosecutors argued Tuesday. Ethan Crumbley faces a slew of charges, including murder, as an adult

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Suspect in deadly shooting during weekend protest in Portland faces several charges, including murder

By Jennifer Henderson and Michelle Watson, CNN The suspect in a weekend shooting that left one woman dead and four people wounded during a protest in Portland, Oregon, faces several charges, including murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. The shooting unfolded Saturday night after Benjamin Smith, described by police as an homeowner, allegedly confronted a group of

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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez speaks at a news conference in January.

Bronx man indicted for hate crimes after allegedly punching Hispanic woman in face and yelling anti-Hispanic slurs, Brooklyn DA says

By Liam Reilly, CNN A Bronx man was indicted for hate crimes Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and yelled anti-Hispanic slurs at her, according to prosecutors. The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was allegedly assaulted while speaking in Spanish and English on the phone on January 18, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said. The

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A memorial to Breonna Taylor in Louisville

Here are the key players in the trial of the former Louisville police officer connected to Breonna Taylor’s killing

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Nearly two years after a botched police raid led to Breonna Taylor‘s death, the only officer facing criminal charges for his actions on that day is standing trial in Kentucky. Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department officer, is facing three counts of felony wanton endangerment in the March 2020

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Austin police keep watch as demonstrators gather on June 4

19 Austin police officers indicted after investigation into 2020 George Floyd protests, documents say

By Ashley Killough, Kacey Cherry, Lucy Kafanov, Rosalina Nieves and Amir Vera, CNN Nineteen Austin police officers have been indicted for their actions during the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots, according to documents publicly released Tuesday. The 19 officers were indicted on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant that “intentionally, knowingly,

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A scholarship, a resolution and calls for accountability: How Ahmaud Arbery’s family and community honored him 2 years after his murder

By Christina Maxouris, Alta Spells and Maximillian Boudreaux, CNN Wanda Cooper-Jones said she wanted guilty verdicts in the federal trial for her son’s killers by the time she marked two years since Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down during a jog. They came a day earlier. Jurors found Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William

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Jury deliberations to begin Wednesday in federal civil rights trial of 3 ex-officers involved in George Floyd’s killing

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Amir Vera, Omar Jimenez and Julia Jones, CNN Jury deliberations will begin Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s 2020 killing, US District Court Judge Paul Magnuson said Tuesday. Magnuson said the chief judge made the decision to close the courthouse early Tuesday

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