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Justice Prevails: DOJ Continues Rankin County Investigation Despite Trump Administration's Assault on Police Accountability

The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department after months of uncertainty under the Trump administration, which has systematically dismantled police accountability efforts across the nation. This represents a critical victory for justice and a rare beacon of hope in the fight against systemic police brutality that has terrorized Black communities for decades.

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The Marion Newspaper Raids: A Chilling Assault on Press Freedom and Constitutional Rights

A district judge found probable cause that former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody committed a felony by inducing witness Kari Newell to delete text messages related to his raids on a newspaper office and publisher's home. This represents a chilling attack on press freedom and shows how those sworn to uphold the law instead weaponized it against journalists exercising their First Amendment rights.