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Curtis Flowers, Exonerated After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling, Dies at 56
us-news11 days ago

Curtis Flowers, Exonerated After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling, Dies at 56

Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent nearly 23 years in prison for a 1996 murder he did not commit, has died at age 56. His family confirmed his death at his home in Mississippi on Wednesday, with no cause of death provided. Flowers was exonerated in 2019 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial bias in jury selection violated his constitutional rights. He had been tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor, Doug Evans, before being released in December 2019. Mississippi dropped all charges against him in September 2020.

via NBC News|
#curtis-flowers#mississippi#racial-bias
Curtis Flowers, Exonerated Mississippi Defendant, Dies at 56
justice11 days ago

Curtis Flowers, Exonerated Mississippi Defendant, Dies at 56

Curtis Flowers, a Black man wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years in Mississippi, has died at age 56. His death is under investigation by local authorities. Flowers was exonerated after the US Supreme Court overturned his conviction due to racial bias in jury selection. He had been released in 2019 and received $500,000 in compensation after charges were dismissed in 2020.

via The Guardian|
#curtis-flowers#justice#mississippi
Curtis Flowers, Central Figure in Landmark Racial Bias Case, Dies at 56
us-news11 days ago

Curtis Flowers, Central Figure in Landmark Racial Bias Case, Dies at 56

Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent nearly 23 years in prison after being tried six times for the same 1996 quadruple murder in Mississippi, has died at age 56. His case became a national symbol of racial bias in jury selection, leading the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his conviction in 2019. Flowers was released from prison in December 2019, and all charges were dropped in 2020. He received $500,000 in wrongful-imprisonment compensation. His death is under investigation by the Montgomery County coroner.

via The New York Times|
#criminal-justice#curtis-flowers#mississippi
Curtis Flowers, Exonerated Mississippi Murder Defendant, Dies at 56
justice11 days ago

Curtis Flowers, Exonerated Mississippi Murder Defendant, Dies at 56

Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent nearly 23 years in prison for a 1996 murder he did not commit, has died at age 56. His death is under investigation by the Montgomery County coroner. Flowers was exonerated after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction due to racial bias in jury selection. He received $500,000 in compensation after his charges were dismissed in 2020.

via Mississippi Today|
#curtis-flowers#justice#mississippi
Alito and Thomas Warn Against Race-Based Police Rules in SCOTUS Dissent
politics4 months ago

Alito and Thomas Warn Against Race-Based Police Rules in SCOTUS Dissent

Justices Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear U.S. v. Carter, arguing that forcing police to apply race-based standards would undermine a color-blind Constitution and amount to treating people differently by race. The dissent cites a lower court ruling in a case involving a Black defendant whose encounter with police led to a later seizure of a pistol, warning that requiring officers to assess race in real time could expand racially biased policing rather than curb it.

via Fox News|
#alito#policing#politics
Frisco Murder Trial Starts Without Black Jurors, Fueling Fairness Concerns
crime4 months ago

Frisco Murder Trial Starts Without Black Jurors, Fueling Fairness Concerns

In Frisco, Texas, 17-year-old Black defendant Karmelo Anthony is on trial for first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf after a high-school track meet. After three days of jury selection, 12 jurors and six alternates were seated, with none of the jurors Black, prompting accusations from the defense and civil-rights groups that prosecutors biased the jury. The state says any Black prospective jurors were removed because they were educators, while the defense argues it was a case of biased strikes. Surveillance video and witness testimony are part of the proceedings, with Anthony alleging self-defense. A gag order and courtroom electronics ban are in place, and the trial is expected to last about two weeks; if convicted, Anthony faces five years to life. A correction notes that no Black jurors were selected, not that the jury was all White.

via The Guardian|
#crime#high-school-track-meet#jury-bias
Supreme Court Reopens Mississippi Death Penalty Case Over Racial Bias
law4 months ago

Supreme Court Reopens Mississippi Death Penalty Case Over Racial Bias

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black Mississippi inmate on death row, finding that his conviction likely stemmed from racial bias in jury selection when prosecutors struck four Black jurors. The ruling revives a lower-court finding that Pitchford’s attorney was blocked from pursuing a Batson challenge, potentially paving the way for retrial or resentencing.

via The Guardian|
#batson-v-kentucky#jury-selection#law
Alabama asks Supreme Court to green-light GOP‑leaning map despite bias ruling
politics4 months ago

Alabama asks Supreme Court to green-light GOP‑leaning map despite bias ruling

Alabama has asked the Supreme Court to permit using a congressional map that would advantage Republicans even after a lower court ruled the map was racially biased, signaling a push to move forward with redistricting amid HB1/SB1 debates. The decision could affect Alabama’s 2nd District and overall congressional representation, as candidates like Shomari Figures compete for the seat amid ongoing protests and partisan maneuvering.

via AP News|
#alabama#gop#politics
Texas Death Row Inmate Broadnax Faces Thursday Execution Amid Final Appeals
criminal-justice5 months ago

Texas Death Row Inmate Broadnax Faces Thursday Execution Amid Final Appeals

Absent last-minute intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas death-row inmate James Broadnax is scheduled to be executed Thursday for the 2009 murder of two music producers in Garland, a sentence his lawyers say relies on co-defendant Demarius Cummings’ confession that Broadnax did not pull the trigger; the case has featured arguments about due process, race in jury selection, and ongoing appeals.

via The Texas Tribune|
#appeals#criminal-justice#death-penalty
Hurley’s Moment Sheds Light on Double Standards for Black Coaches in College Basketball
sports6 months ago

Hurley’s Moment Sheds Light on Double Standards for Black Coaches in College Basketball

Sportswriter Etan Thomas argues that Dan Hurley’s on-court moment reveals a racial double standard: white coaches are given more leeway for heated conduct, while Black coaches would face harsher scrutiny. The piece links Hurley’s incident to broader patterns of privilege in sports and society, citing examples like Benjy Taylor and Rick Pitino to argue that Black coaches face stricter consequences and less forgiveness.

via The Guardian|
#black-coaches#coaching-controversy#college-basketball