A prominent civil rights attorney was among a group of people arrested in a Dallas suburb during a demonstration in memory of a Black man who died in a struggle with guards at an area jail. McKinney ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Steve Perkins’ family attorney Lee Merritt held a press conference Tuesday morning announcing the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Decatur. Merritt ...

TheGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” recently spoke with state Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Tennessee, Lee Merritt, a national civil rights attorney, and Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change.

Apr. 27—After Steve Perkins' widow was handcuffed and three others were arrested during a peaceful demonstration at last week's 3rd Friday event, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt wrote a letter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 26—Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said in a social media post on Thursday that his law firm is now involved in a review of ...

High-profile civil rights attorney Lee Merritt speaks to reporters gathered outside San Antonio’s federal courthouse Wednesday. Credit: Michael Karlis Prominent civil-rights attorney Lee Merritt filed ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The family of Stephen Perkins, the man who was shot and killed by Decatur Police officers on Friday, has hired a national civil rights attorney to “ensure that their pursuit of ...

On this episode, we speak with Addie Kitchen, the grandmother of Steven Taylor, the man fatally shot by a now-retired San Leandro police officer in a Walmart in April 2020, and she has since emerged ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – An attorney for the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The family of a ...

On this episode, we speak with Addie Kitchen, the grandmother of Steven Taylor, the man fatally shot by a now-retired San Leandro police officer in a Walmart in April 2020, and she has since emerged ...