‘I hope our civil rights effort will not be judged by one case’
Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—A year ago last week, the region’s new top federal prosecutor tasked a team of five attorneys with pursuing civil rights violations.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Jordan Miles case not defining moment for Civil Rights Section, says U.S. Attorney Hickton
October 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Jordan Miles, city denied access to grand jury testimony
September 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The civil case filed by Jordan Miles against the city of Pittsburgh isn’t weighty enough to warrant the breaching of the traditional secrecy of federal grand jury proceedings, U.S. District Judge Gary L. Lancaster ruled Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Judge says attorneys in Jordan Miles case have to do their own digging
September 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Brian Bowling, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—Attorneys for Pittsburgh and a Homewood man suing the city for police brutality must conduct their own investigations to prepare for trial instead of cribbing notes from a federal grand jury investigation of the incident at the heart of the lawsuit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Jordan Miles, city denied access to grand jury testimony
September 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—U.S. District Judge Gary L. Lancaster ruled late Tuesday that the city of Pittsburgh and the legal team for Jordan Miles can’t have access to secret grand jury testimony.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Both sides in Jordan Miles case to view some FBI files
August 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The city of Pittsburgh and attorneys for Jordan Miles will be permitted to view some records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into police handling of his January 2010 arrest.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: City seeks federal data in Jordan Miles case
July 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The city of Pittsburgh on Thursday asked a federal judge to force the U.S. attorney’s office to turn over all grand jury testimony in the federal investigation of three Pittsburgh police officers involved in the arrest of high school student Jordan Miles during a confrontation in Homewood in 2010.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: NAACP asks Zappala to charge police in Jordan Miles case
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Members of the NAACP met today with Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. to ask him to prosecute three Pittsburgh police officers in the Jan. 12, 2010, beating of Jordan Miles.
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Atlanta Post: Obama and Department of Justice Crack Down on Police Brutality
June 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Charing Ball, Atlanta Post—President Obama has been criticized a lot lately for neglecting to address the issues that his black constituency deems important. However, a recent announcement (which has pretty much flown under the radar) just might be the key to swaying the opinions of some disgruntled folks in the black and minority communities.
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PHOTOS & FULL TEXT: Activists deliver a People’s Indictment of the 3 officers that beat Jordan Miles
May 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
City Paper: Miles to Go: After more than a year of being the face for police accountability, Jordan Miles is now adding his voice
May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper—Since his arrest and beating at the hands of three undercover city police officers last year, Jordan Miles has been the face of efforts to reform the Pittsburgh Police — whether he wanted to be or not.
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