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    Mississippi prosecutor Doug Evans takes himself off the Curtis Flowers case

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    The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country

    Done in by a deadline

    A Georgia law prevented 87,000 people from voting last year. And it could have a big impact in 2020

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      In the Dark

      The latest updates on the Curtis Flowers case

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      New salvos in the battles over reading instruction

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    Recent Stories

    Doug Evans

    Mississippi prosecutor Doug Evans takes himself off the Curtis Flowers case

    by Parker Yesko

    The district attorney who's tried Flowers six times for the same crime will no longer handle the prosecution.

    Judge Joey Loper

    What Loper's about-face means for the Curtis Flowers case

    by Parker Yesko

    The Mississippi judge has the power to prevent a seventh trial.

    Curtis Flowers leaves jail

    Curtis Flowers released on bail

    by Parker Yesko

    A Mississippi judge allows Flowers to leave jail to await a possible seventh trial.

    Curtis Flowers, Priscilla Ward

    The day in photos: Curtis Flowers' release

    Scenes from the extraordinary day the Mississippi man was freed on bail.

    Doug Evans

    Doug Evans sued for using race in jury selection

    by Parker Yesko

    The NAACP and four black plaintiffs take Mississippi prosecutor Doug Evans to court to halt the "odious practice" of "racially discriminatory jury selection."

    Election 2018 Georgia

    Voting rights advocates call on Georgia to halt controversial purges

    by Angela Caputo

    Following an APM Reports investigation, the League of Women Voters wants the state to eliminate its "use it or lose it" policy.

    protesters against the Vietnam War march past the White House

    Soldiers for Peace

    Opposition to the Vietnam War among active duty GIs and veterans was organized, intense, and widespread. Yet it goes virtually forgotten in public recollections of the era.

    Voting Machines Georgia

    Georgia nearly purged hundreds of eligible voters by mistake

    by Geoff Hing

    APM Reports identified 294 people wrongly included on a list of voters on track to have their registrations canceled.

    Native Americans near Wrigley Field

    The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country

    by Max Nesterak

    In the 1950s, the United States government came up with a plan to solve what it called the "Indian problem." It would assimilate Native Americans by moving them to cities and eliminating reservations. The 20-year campaign failed to destroy Native cultures and tribal sovereignty, but its impact is still felt today.

    Taser X2

    Taser maker settles lawsuit with cop who claimed the weapon was underpowered

    by Curtis Gilbert

    It's a small amount of money for a former Houston officer, though a rare settlement for Axon, which faces a similar claim in New Orleans.

     

    How a massive voter purge in Georgia affected the 2018 election

    by Angela Caputo, Geoff Hing, and Johnny Kauffman

    State officials claimed that people removed from the voter rolls for inactivity had likely died or moved away. But an APM Reports investigation found tens of thousands who hadn't — and still wanted to vote.

     

    A Georgia law prevented 87,000 people from voting last year. And it could have a big impact in 2020

    by Angela Caputo, Geoff Hing, and Johnny Kauffman

    Voter registration deadlines have long been a part of American elections, but an APM Reports investigation finds that they disenfranchised a surprising number of voters in 2018.

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