Freddie Gray

Fox News' Greta Van Susteren called to account the attorney for Freddie Gray's family when he tried to characterize the mistrial of one of the accused officers as anything other than a loss for the prosecution. Attorney Billy Murphy tried to play down Fox News' Greta Van Susteren called to account the attorney for Freddie … Read more

Porter is the first of six police officers to be tried in Freddie Gray's death from a neck injury sustained while in police custody. The jury began deliberating Monday, 12 days after testimony began. They've deliberated for nearly 11 hours so far. If determines their punishment. Because our nation's justice system is too sprawling and … Read more

We talked about Baltimore, where the police had just killed Freddie Gray and street protests were swelling to an uprising. My students were skeptical of headlines and commentary that called for nonviolent protest. One of the students noted that the Officials in Baltimore have approved a $6.4 million settlement that will go to the family … Read more