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Prosecutor who excluded Black jurors repeatedly resigns after 30 years
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoDoug Evans is resigning Friday, six months before his term ends. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white...
Newtown business owner Doug Evans ordered to pay $550k for illegal waste dumping
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Newtown CEO, convicted in a scheme to fraudulently secure minority business contracts, has been...
Mississippi death row inmate’s conviction overturned by federal judge, racial bias cited
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of a Mississippi man, finding a trial...
Doug Evans, prosecutor who tried Curtis Flowers six times, seeking circuit judge post
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 26—TUPELO — Doug Evans, the prosecutor who took Curtis Flowers to trial six times without winning a durable conviction, is now running to be a circuit court judge. Evans most recently prosecuted ...
Control of school boards holds intrigue in many down-ballot races in Jackson area
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile down-ballot races may not have gotten the lion’s share of attention, voters turned out across...
Court doors closed to NAACP suit over Black juror denials
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal appeals court has found that the NAACP has no standing to sue a Mississippi prosecutor accused of routinely rejecting Black jurors in criminal cases. District Attorney Doug Evans has ...
5 True Crime Podcasts Credited With Convictions — Or Exonerations
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuzzFeed News; Axel Koester / Sygma via Getty Images; Baltimore Sun via Getty Images; Rogelio V....
These 10 Unsolved Cases Were Reopened Because Of True Crime Podcasts And Their Supporters
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTrue-crime podcasts have always garnered attention from fans. The tragic cases have made determined...
NAACP branch loses lawsuit challenging Doug Evans jury selection process in Mississippi
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 17—JACKSON — A county NAACP branch and its members do not have a right to prevent a Mississippi prosecutor with a recorded history of racial bias from striking them from future juries, ...
What is happening in Mississippi?
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoOPINION: Police misconduct, a welfare scandal and a water crisis in the state's majority-Black capital city are among the many challenges Black...
