The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
June 10, 2015

Mississippi Drops Charges Against Graduation Cheerers 
------------------------------------------------------


 
Mississippi authorities have dropped charges against three people who
faced prosecution for cheering at a high school graduation. The
defendants had been accused of disturbing the peace for yelling out as
their loved ones walked the stage. But the charges were dropped Tuesday
following a national outcry. Some critics had argued prosecutors had
pursued the case because the two adult defendants are African-American.

 

.