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Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department watchdog probe

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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign following a monthslong investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential ethics issues, her attorney said Tuesday. The Justice Department’s watchdog has yet to release its report detailing the findings of its investigation, but an attorney for Rollins told The Associated Press that she will be submitting a letter of resignation to President Joe Biden by close of business Friday. The resignation of a US ethics attorney amid concerns is an exceedingly rare phenomenon and is especially notable for a Justice…
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Ben Crump, Attorney for Malcolm X’s Family: “We Refuse to Let Anybody Exterminate Black History”

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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: this is Democracy Now!democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We continue to look at the life and legacy of Malcolm X, born 98 years ago today, as we turn to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Malcolm’s family in a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the FBIthe CIA, New York City and state, and the New York police, as well as the District Attorney’s Office, for concealing evidence of their involvement in Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination. Three men were convicted of…
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Attorney Ben Crump retained by the family of the Black teen shot for going to the wrong house

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Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been retained by the family of a Black 16-year-old boy who was shot by a white homeowner for appearing at the wrong address last week. Crump announced on Sunday that the family of Ralph Paul Yarl, a high school junior in Kansas City, Mo., retained his offices after the teenager was shot twice — once in the head, once in the arm — by an unidentified white male. According to Faith Spoonmore, Ralph’s aunt, her nephew was on his way to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house last Thursday when…
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Beach lawyer Mark Tinsley testifies at Murdaugh murder trial

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READ MORE Alex Murdaugh Coverage The Murdaugh family saga has dominated the news after another shooting, a resignation and criminal accusations — with Alex Murdaugh at the center of it all. Here are the latest updates on Alex Murdaugh. Expand All WALTERBORO, SC The attorney suing Alex Murdaugh over the death of a young woman in a boating accident testified that he thought he would have to drop the case after Murdaugh’s wife and son were murdered. [–Mark Tinsley, a lawyer who represented the family of Mallory Beach, took the stand Monday morning without the jury present. Judge Clifton…