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☆ City in Colorado Pays $1.9 Million to Black Family Wrongfully Detained by Police
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five members of a Black family who were wrongfully detained at gunpoint in Aurora, Colo., in 2020 by police officers who mistook their S.U.V. for a vehicle that had been stolen received $1.9 million to settle their lawsuit against the city, the family’s lawyer said Monday. A widely shared video of the episode showed four children lying on the ground in a parking lot, crying and screaming as several officers stood over them, sparking further outrage over a department already mired in controversy over the 2019 death of a Black man and its use of excessive force. The settlement was reached several months ago but remained confidential because there are children involved, David Lane, the lawyer, said by phone Monday. It is divided equally among Ms. Gilliam, her nieces, sister and daughter, he added, noting that the younger children will need to wait until they turn 18 to be able to access their share.

Persons: Brittney Gilliam, —, David Lane, Gilliam Organizations: Aurora Police Department Locations: Aurora, Colo

☆ Exclusive: Kremlin aide who brings Ukrainian children to Russia associated online with neo-Nazism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Anton Zverev | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Aug 9 (Reuters) - A Kremlin official involved in what international prosecutors call the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia was associated online as a teenager with white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements, Reuters has found. He deleted that link the day Reuters submitted its questions about his online activity to his employer. In a statement responding to Reuters questions, Petrov said: "Unequivocally, I never had, nor do I have, any links to neo-Nazi organisations. When Russia gave a presentation on April 5 this year to the United Nations Security Council to rebut allegations about its treatment of Ukrainian children, Petrov was among the speakers. In a video shared during that presentation, Petrov was shown alongside children at a Russian-organised camp for Ukrainian children.

Persons: Alexei Petrov, Petrov, Maria Lvova, Vladimir Putin, Belova, Adolf Hitler, Reuters couldn't, Hitler, David Lane, Anton Zverev, Christian Lowe, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Kremlin, Reuters, Skype, United Nations Security Council, Defamation League, Fare, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, London, Nazi, Russian

☆ Fact Check-Moms for Liberty tweet with white supremacist quote is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A screenshot of a purported deleted tweet by conservative parents-rights group Moms for Liberty quoting a white supremacist slogan is fabricated. The organization has clarified in a statement on Twitter that it did not post the tweet. The tweet reads, "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the line originates with an infamous “14 Words” written by white supremacist David Lane, and is the “best-known slogan of the U.S. white supremacist movement” (here). A tweet quoting the racist “14 Words” slogan was not an authentic post made by conservative group Moms for Liberty.

Persons: David Lane, “, you’re, Adolf Hitler, Read Organizations: Liberty, Southern Poverty Law Center, Facebook, Reuters Locations: U.S, American, Hamilton County , Indiana

☆ Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty, concrete floor of her jail cell in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for help for six hours. A fellow inmate, hearing Valentine’s pleas, called Valentine’s boyfriend, who called the jail pleading with staffers to help her, the lawsuit said. The nurses also ignored a concern raised by a jail deputy about Valentine but he did not contact any superiors, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit is similar to one filed in 2019 by a woman who gave birth alone in Denver’s jail the year before, claiming that nurses and deputies ignored her pleas for help for five hours. Previously, decisions about whether to move a pregnant inmate were left to jail nurses but deputies were authorized to call for an ambulance for someone in labor.

In cursive script, another vowed: “This is not the end.”Wednesday was the last day the Jackson Women’s Health Organization was legally allowed to perform abortions in Mississippi. Mississippi’s trigger law gave the Jackson Women’s Health Organization a 10-day window to continue operations after state Attorney General Lynn Fitch certified the Supreme Court’s ruling. Diane Derzis, owner of the Jackson Women's Health Organization, at a news conference on June 24. She fears that the fall of abortion rights, coupled with health care shortages in Mississippi’s poorest rural communities, will cost lives. “What we are is very grateful.”But he expressed doubt that Wednesday would be the final chapter in the fight over abortion rights in Mississippi — and the nation.

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