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August-September Jena 6 Update

September 7th, 2008

As we approach the 1 year anniversary of the immensely successful Jena 6 march; 5 of the defendants still haven’t been to trial, and there’s no resolution in their cases. In the last month or so there’s been a lot of news and activity surrounding them and there cases that you won’t much here of in major media.

Here’s a rundown of what’s been on the Jena 6 Blog recently:

After Removal Of Judge, Jena 6 Defendants Look To Remove Prosecutor
I was one of the first to report to you Reed Walters conflict of interest regarding being the school board lawyer that recommended the noose hangers receive lighter punishments, then being the prosecutor at the same time.
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Mychael Bell Denied Opportunity To Play High School Football
In my report on my interview with Mychael Bell’s attorney Lewis Scott last month; I notified you that Bell had been attending public school since last January, and was awaiting to see if he’d be granted eligibility to play this fall during his senior year…

Post Jena March Noose Hanger Gets Sentenced
While in Alexandria after the Jena 6 march, myself and the group I’d helped organize to go down to the march from Nashville Tennessee where circled by two white males in a pick up truck who brandished nooses. I wrote about it here later that week…

Killer Cop of Mychael Bell’s Cousin Enters Plea
According to the Chicago Tribune, a couple of Thursdays ago “A former Winnfield police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of manslaughter and official malfeasance in the racially explosive case of a 21-year-old African-American man who died after being shocked with a Taser nine times while handcuffed and in police custody…

Upcoming Post Include:
Reed Walters Set To Appeal Recusal of Jena 6 Judge
The Jena 6’s Robert Bailey Jr Will Play Football In Georgia
Attorney for Bell of Jena 6 Claims Father Attacked Her

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Related Posts:

• October 10th Update on the Jena Six
• Call To Disbar Jena 6 District Attorney
• Mychael Bell’s Case Thrown Out in Jena Six Contreversy
• Why The Black Blogosphere Has Abandoned The Jena 6 Story
• Not going - But Want To Support the Jena 6 March

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