A relative of Emmett Till has filed a federal lawsuit against Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks to compel him to serve an arrest warrant from 1955 on Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in Till's death. The warrant was issued shortly after Till's fateful encounter with Bryant and the lawsuit seeks to bring justice to the Till family and attention to the fact that the warrant was never served. The family hopes that the lawsuit will bring closure to the case and help ensure that similar tragedies never happen again.
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More than 65 current and former Democratic US senators, members of the US House, governors, mayors and legislators from a dozen Southern states have sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison, urging them to select Atlanta as the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The letter argues that the choice would solidify the party's gains in Georgia and demonstrate commitment to the entire region, as well as thank the people of Georgia for their support in the 2020 election. Houston's mayor has also joined Atlanta's bid, adding his name to the letter in the hopes that their message will be heard and that Atlanta will be chosen as the host city.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has announced the dropping of sex-abuse charges against R. Kelly, citing limited resources and court time. Kelly is already serving a 30-year prison sentence on federal charges, and is expected to remain in prison for the remainder of his life. Despite the charges being dropped, Kelly still faces a civil lawsuit in Minnesota and a federal lawsuit in New York.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned the U.S. attorney in Chicago to review classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global…