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What Federal Judges’ Rulings Reveal About Memphis Police Tactics
Family of Man Shot and Killed in MPD Chase Demands Action
Journalist sues city for access to police files on troubled officers
Split Decision: Rape Victims Get Mixed Rulings In Suits Against City of Memphis
City Denies That MPD Failed to Properly Investigate Rape
Why is there so much youth violence? Academics consult real experts: Middle school students
IPSR examination prompts independent audit of federal Covid-relief funds
School district fires facilities manager after IPSR investigation of bidding irregularities
‘Backrs’ builds support network for first-generation college students
Loss of funding, reproductive rights raise concerns about teen births
Changes in MSCS construction guidelines favored some vendors, excluded others
Rush to spend Covid-relief dollars brought Memphis schools fewer bidders, higher costs
Pioneering trauma program treats ‘hidden wounds’ in pediatric hospital’s ER
Memphis physicians mobilize to help india fight covid-19
How Manoj Jain became “The Dr. Fauci of Memphis”
New studies show why child gun deaths are rising since pandemic
Why is there so much youth violence? Academics consult real experts: Middle school students
Struggle to reduce infant mortality in Memphis shifting from health care to ‘health equity’
Two Sisters of Memphis share their hope, hearts, lives with the poor
Ambitious new initiative strives to dismantle the poverty trap in Memphis
Shifting gears: Seminary president finds new life as long-haul trucker
The kindness and kinship of ‘Brother’ Roy Herron
Two Sisters of Memphis share their hope, hearts, lives with the poor
Street mission survives Covid, helps women survive even more
Memphis faith leaders offer ‘A Time to Mourn’ Tyre Nichols, others
What Federal Judges’ Rulings Reveal About Memphis Police Tactics
Lawsuit: Prosecutors Should Keep Records In Police Misconduct Cases
Journalist sues city for access to police files on troubled officers
Rape Kit Reforms Loom As Alicia Franklin Heads Back To Court
Aggressive Policing Not Limited To SCORPION
Five judges in recent years have found that officers violated residents’ constitutional rights during traffic and pedestrian stops
Officer linked to fatal shooting reportedly violated policy
City of Memphis withholds records nearly two-and-a-half years after request filed
A judge dismisses Alicia Franklin's suit, while another judge certifies a class action suit for failure to test rape kits
But in answering Alicia Franklin's lawsuit, the city admits police never questioned suspect Cleotha Henderson
MPD had no duty to investigate Alicia Franklin's allegations to the extent she wanted, city attorneys argue
Plaintiffs in a rape kit lawsuit accuse Memphis police of making a "pattern of false statements'' about DNA testing capabilities
Should Memphis build its own crime lab or wait on TBI staffing and pay reforms?
Emotions flare in second day of rape kit lawsuit hearings
Lawyers wrangle in first day of hearings in rape kit lawsuit accusing Memphis Police Department of negligence