Amber Guyger

Morning Docket: 10.23.19

* Attorneys general from 47 states are now conducting antitrust investigations of Facebook. The other three attorneys general must still have MySpace... [CNN] * An ex-Manafort attorney has been retained by indicted Giuliani associate Igor Fruman -- hope the lawyer has better luck this time. [Politico] * Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer convicted of killing her neighbor in his own home, has filed a notice of appeal. [CNN] * Trump administration lawyers argued before a federal appeals court yesterday that unauthorized immigrants should be detained indefinitely while seeking asylum. [San Francisco Chronicle] * The Florida Bar is seeking to suspend an attorney with 31 ethics complaints filed against him, but the lawyer is nowhere to be found. Maybe he's with Saul Goodman... [Tampa Bay Times]

The Investigation Of The Murder Of Joshua Brown Cannot Be Left To Dallas Police

Unfortunately, nobody in law enforcement has any credibility anymore when it comes to black lives.

Forgiving Your Brother’s Murderer

Hating the person who killed a sibling and carrying that hate forever doesn’t make anyone better or lessen the grief.  Closure is important.

Amber Guyger Guilty Of Murder

Cop who shot man in his own home actually held accountable for said shooting.

This Judge’s Reaction When She Hears What This Prosecutor Did…

She is definitely not happy.

Officer Who Shot Man In His Own Home, Finally Fired

Amber Guyger has finally been fired, though there's no word on whether she was terminated while sitting in her own home.

Who Gets To Be A Human In Crime Stories?

Framing matters, and most of the media sucks at it.