civil
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Corrections & Amplifications The Insurrection Act was most recently used to aid with civil unrest over the acquittal of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
But the two sides reached a deal Tuesday night on the civil case, said Clifford Law Offices.
From Barron's
Rev. Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., released a statement in support of Jones.
From Los Angeles Times
“Maybe by telling my story — something I was afraid to do for a long time — kids will have a better understanding about what the civil rights movement was about.”
From Salon
Greece's transport ministry on Wednesday said the civil aviation chief had quit over the embarrassing January 4 airspace blackout that snarled flights for hours.
From Barron's
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