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Alabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Death Row Inmate, Appeals Court Rules

A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated Black potential jurors at his 1990 murder trial.

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Michael Sockwell in an undated photograph. He was found guilty of murdering a deputy sheriff, but a federal appeals court found that prosecutors violated his 14th Amendment rights at his trial in 1990.

Idaho Sniper Shooting Leaves 2 Firefighters Dead

Firefighters were responding to a blaze in the panhandle of Idaho when the shooting happened, a sheriff said. The body of a suspect was recovered on Sunday evening.

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At least two firefighters are dead after being ambushed while responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.

4 Arrested After Pride Flags Are Slashed at Atlanta L.G.B.T.Q. Landmark

A group of six young men traveled to Atlanta before dawn and tore flags at a rainbow crosswalk, the police said. Two of them remain at large as the authorities consider hate crime charges.

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The intersection of Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street in Atlanta, known for its rainbow-painted crosswalks and significance to the city’s L.G.B.T.Q. community.

Prison Kitchen Job Apparently Helped Ex-Police Chief Escape, Officials Say

A job in a prison kitchen apparently helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief serving time for murder and rape, plot his escape by fashioning a makeshift police uniform, Arkansas prison officials said.

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The authorities believe that Grant Hardin, a former small-town police chief convicted of murder, used his law enforcement knowledge to create a makeshift uniform to escape from a prison in Arkansas.
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