‘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: 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 Tribune-Review: Denial of request for grand jury testimony urged in Miles case
August 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
Brian Bowling, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—A federal judge should deny Pittsburgh’s request for federal grand jury testimony in the Jordan Miles investigation because the attorneys in the civil lawsuit between Miles and the city need to do their own work, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a court document filed Tuesday.
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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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WTAE: NAACP Says DA Promises To Review Jordan Miles
June 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
NAACP Meets With Allegheny County D.A. To Talk About Teen’s Beating By Police
Representatives from the national and local chapters of the NAACP met with Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala on Tuesday to discuss the Jordan Miles case.
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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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WTAE: National NAACP In Pittsburgh To Discuss Jordan Miles Case
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
NAACP To Meet With Allegheny County D.A. To Talk About Teen’s Beating By Police
WTAE—Representatives from the national and local chapters of the NAACP will meet with Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala on Tuesday to discuss the Jordan Miles case.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Group gives DA petitions seeking charges in police beating
June 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The Alliance for Police Accountability delivered more than 1,000 signatures to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office this morning, again urging that criminal charges be filed against the three city police officers involved in the beating of Jordan Miles.
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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
Podcast: Special Rustbelt Radio report on Jordan Miles (extended 24 minute version)
May 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
The feature takes a look back at the 15 months since Jordan was beaten, the recent news that the federal government are not going to prosecute the cops for civil rights violations of Miles—which the Mayor and Police Chief are trying to spin as a blanket pardon.
Listen to speakers including Tim Stevens, Paradise Gray, Brandi Fisher, Jordan Miles, Terez Miles, Bria Adams, the city government and police, and a cast of tens of thousands.
Find out what happened on that night of January 12th, 2010, what myths persist in the media reporting, and what’s next for the Justice for Jordan Miles campaign.
Nigel Parry produced this extended 24-minute report about recent updates in the Jordan Miles case, for JusticeforJordanMiles.com, from a shorter piece for Rustbelt Radio‘s 9 May 2011 show.
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http://justiceforjordanmiles.com/media/audio/20110509-Rustbelt-JFJM-extra.mp3
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