Court: Grand jury records from lynching can’t be released

Court: Grand jury records from lynching can’t be released

Seattle Times

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ATLANTA (AP) — The grand jury records from the 1946 lynching of two black couples in Georgia cannot be released despite their great historical significance, a federal appeals court said. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled 8-4 that federal judges don’t have authority to disclose grand jury records for reasons other […]

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