Sentences with phrase «after grand juries»

Mr. de Blasio rankled police unions and rank and file cops after he expressed sympathy for anti-police brutality protests that broke out after grand juries failing to indict white police officers in the deaths of black men in Staten Island and Ferguson, Mo..

The request comes after grand juries in Staten Island and Missouri declined to indict local police officers in the deaths of unarmed black men, touching off days of protests across the country.

Mr. Thompson is now in the spotlight after grand juries failed to indict police in the cases of Garner and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. because he empaneled a grand jury to decide whether a unarmed Brooklyn man shot to death by a police officer last month should be indicted.

Protests began after a Grand Jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Last night, after the grand jury's announcement, peaceful protests quickly turned into violence, arson, and looting.

Lubbock attorney Tray Payne told ESPN.com that the charges against Bethel were dropped after a grand jury found there was no evidence to substantiate assault nor probable cause to pursue charges.

CPC, whose products include Hellmann's mayonnaise, Mazola corn oil and Skippy peanut butter, is one of several corn - refining companies sued after a grand jury investigation of possible antitrust violations...

New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's legislative proposals follow protests last year after a grand jury declined to indict a police officer seen on video choking an unarmed Staten Island man who died.

Limo driver Carlos Pino was charged in March with criminally negligent homicide after a grand jury found him solely responsible for the crash.

But he would face a very tough challenger in Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, who developed a national profile after the a grand jury did not indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner but who remains popular in Staten Island, a borough home to many cops and law - and - order types.

Though never a prolific tweeter to begin with, Levy had more or less fallen off a bit after a grand jury investigation, which he pushed back hard against.

The murder of the officers comes at a time of already heightened tensions between community, police and City Hall, amid days of protests after a grand jury opted not to indict an officer in Garner's death.

Mr. Rangel said after the grand jury's decision was made public.

After a grand jury chose not to indict a police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner last year, Democratic leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins called for the placement of body cameras on police officers and introduced legislation that would require the use of a special prosecutor in cases involving police officers who kill unarmed legislation.

The poll found that by a 58 percent to 33 percent margin, New Yorkers would back giving Schneiderman the power of special prosecutor to probe other instances of police brutality after a grand jury chose to not indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Still, de Blasio said, «so many New Yorkers will ask what will happen next» after the grand jury's decision.

Mullins echoed Bratton's comments indicating the drop in police activity is the result of officers staffing demonstrations after a grand jury declined to indict an NPYD officer in Eric Garner's death.

Relations between de Blasio and the police unions have never been good but have worsened in recent months after a grand jury's decision not to indict an NYPD officer in the Eric Garner case and the murders last month of two officers in Brooklyn.

Protests continued the week after a grand jury did not indict an NYPD officer in Eric Garner's death.

The attorney general asked for the appointment shortly after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who applied an apparent chokehold that a medical examiner said killed Staten Islander Eric Garner, who is black.

Even after a grand jury decided not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, sparking nationwide protests, the case promised to drag on for years thanks to a federal civil rights investigation, internal NYPD probe, and civil suit from Garner's family.

After a grand jury in December refused to indict Pantaleo, a groundswell of requests grew from the public and city officials seeking access to the secret testimony and exhibits shown to the jury by the Staten Island District Attorney's Office.

The city has been swept by a string of protests over the past several weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island.

Mr. Donovan became a controversial figure nationally after a grand jury he impaneled decided not to indict a white NYPD officer involved in the death of black Staten Islander Eric Garner last year — but he proved tonight his support remained strong in his home borough, which is roughly 70 percent white and home to many cops and their families.

She traveled to upstate New York and was arrested again months later in Albany after a grand jury indicted her.

The mayor he has met with protesters privately to discuss their concerns and given them wide latitude to block traffic after the grand jury's decision in the Eric Garner case.

Bratton's comments came at a wide - ranging state Senate hearing on public safety during which he forcefully defended comments Mayor Bill de Blasio made after a grand jury declined to indict in the Eric Garner case and acknowledged the size of the NYPD's patrol force is too small.

Mr. de Blasio urged the public not to «connect the dots» between the Gurley death and other incidents, like the Garner case and the uproar in Ferguson, Mo. after a grand jury failed to indict a white police officer for shooting to death a black teenager.

The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating the Garner case after a grand jury failed to bring an indictment.

While Mayor Bill de Blasio did not directly criticize the decision, Ms. Rose, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and other minority elected officials angrily denounced the outcome, echoing reaction that came after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer for shooting a black teenager in Ferguson, Mo..

«There is no reason the public should be denied the opportunity to view information presented after the grand jury has made its final recommendations,» Savino said in a statement.

Majority on Supreme Court says defendants» right to attorneys of their choice doesn't justify adding a new layer of court hearings after the grand jury process.

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's former business associate, Rick Gates, pleaded not guilty on Monday after being indicted by a grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

After sweeping the grand jury and audience awards at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Nate Parker's directorial debut, in which he plays slave Nat Turner who orchestrates an uprising against slave owners in Virginia, is receiving a lot of award - season heat.

Russian stocks tumbled after a federal grand jury indicted Russian actors for alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.

But Trump slightly changed his tune after a federal grand jury on Friday indicted 13 Russians and three Russian entities for allegedly waging information warfare against the United States.

The riots began after the official announcement that a grand jury had declined to indict a white Ferguson police officer for shooting an unarmed black teenager.

The 67 - year - old lawyer served in the Bush administration from 2001 to 2005, but resigned after he was indicted by a grand jury on five counts for perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to the FBI.

Last month, Bannon reportedly struck a deal with Mueller's team after he was subpoenaed, sparing him from testifying before a grand jury.

In August 2009, five months after Zambada's capture, a federal grand jury in Chicago indicted him and 45 others tied to a Sinaloa - led drug ring in the city.

The revelations come as James and Kimberly Snead, who had taken in Cruz after his mother died, testified before a grand jury Wednesday in a closed - door session.

Nevertheless, McGowan could face indictment in Virginia on a felony drug - possession charge after a judge found probable cause Thursday to send the case to a grand jury.

The new information from these documents comes just two weeks after a Philadelphia grand jury report said the jurors had «no doubt» that Bevilacqua's «knowing and deliberate actions during his tenure as archbishop also endangered thousands of children in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.»

Los Angeles Times: Rabbi who refused to testify freed after seven months in prison A Brooklyn orthodox rabbi who was jailed after refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury, saying his religion forbid him from testifying against other Jews, was ordered freed this week by a district court judge in Los Angeles, the rabbi's attorney said.

Kane acted after Superior Court Judge Eugene Kelly, who has been sitting and will continue to sit in Hartford as a special one - man grand jury, heard testimony on widespread corruption in the sport.

Assistant State's Atty. Romas Mockaitis said the two were arrested after Glen Ellyn police made a traffic stop of the vehicle the men were in shortly after the incident and discovered evidence that led to Tuesday's grand jury indictments.

That special prosecutor, Roger Adler, told the Daily News he expects to convene a grand jury shortly after Veterans Day as part of his probe into allegations the WFP illegally gave candidates below - cost campaign - related services in 2009.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is undertaking one of the biggest challenges of his year - old mayoralty after a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner.

One day after news broke that a grand jury is investigating allegations of bid rigging at Niagara County Community College, the college made news for a much better reason: Schools.com ranked it the second best among 39 community colleges in New York.

She expects to be handcuffed, put in a police car, driven to the courthouse and brought before a judge after being secretly indicted by a grand jury run by a special prosecutor who was secretly selected to investigate campaign finance filings from 2009.