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Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, DOJ probe finds

By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.

Former Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols beating death

By John Yang, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant

Three former Memphis police officers were found guilty of witness tampering following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. John Yang reports.

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Jury delivers mixed verdict for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ beating death

By Adrian Sainz, Kristin M. Hall, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Three former Memphis officers were found guilty Thursday of witness tampering in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of federal civil rights violations in a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes…

Memphis man found guilty of murdering Young Dolph, sentenced to life in prison

By Travis Loller, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels.

Jury selection begins for federal civil rights trial into fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Nichols was pulled over in January 2023 and ran from police after he was yanked out of his car. Officers caught up with Nichols and pummeled him in a Memphis neighborhood, police video showed.

Jury selection in trial for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death set to begin

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith have pleaded not guilty to depriving Nichols of his rights through excessive force and failing to intervene and obstructing justice through witness tampering.

City of Memphis releases new documents tied to Tyre Nichols’ death

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

The hundreds of pages released Wednesday include personnel files for Memphis police and fire department employees who were fired after the beating.

Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Meeting a judge's deadline, prosecutors revealed in court filings Wednesday potential avenues of trial testimony from Memphis Police Department training instructors, at least one of whom, Juan Gonzalez, taught the officers charged in Nichols' death.

Hours of more video show more of officers in fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols

By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Travis Loller, Associated Press

The recordings were released Tuesday based on a judge's order from November, when former officer Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case

By Associated Press

Starbucks fired seven employees in Memphis in February 2022, citing safety. But the labor board intervened and asked a federal judge to require Starbucks to reinstate the workers.