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January 6, 2015

Ferguson Grand Juror Sues for Right to Speak Out About Case 
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In Missouri, a member of the grand jury that declined to indict Ferguson
police officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting unarmed African
American Michael Brown is suing for the right to speak publicly about
the case. The lawsuit accuses Prosecuting Attorney Bob Mc Culloch of
presenting possible charges to the grand jury in a "muddled and untimely
manner," and notes the case had a "stronger focus on the victim" —
Michael Brown — than in other cases. It also challenges "the
implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for
any charges" against Wilson. The juror is challenging a lifetime ban
preventing grand jury members from discussing cases.

 

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