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News Articles: civil lawsuit

Speaker of the House Jon Burns praised passage of SB 68, the lawsuit reform bill that would limit Georgian's ability to sue businesses for crimes committed on their property.

Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 10

GPB Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland checks in with GPB's Lawmakers host Donna Lowry for a recap of Week 10.

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A photo of Tyre Nichols is positioned prior to a press conference on Jan. 27 in Memphis, Tenn. Attorneys representing Nichols' family announced plans to file a civil lawsuit against the city of Memphis, the city's police department, and individual officers over the 29-year-old's January death.

Tyre Nichols' family sues the Memphis police force, the officers and the city

The lawsuit compared Nichols' fatal police beating to the 1955 killing of Emmett Till, saying the 29-year-old suffered a beating "endured at hands of a modern-day lynch mob."

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  • Jonathan Franklin