Lee Merritt

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May 29, 2020
Roc Nation hosted a virtual press conference with the attoneys of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery to demand…
May 25, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery's family says that they've been told there may be repercussions for the actions of police and the D.A.…
Wanda Jones-Cooper, Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com
May 12, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery's mother wants to know why the man who filmed the fatal shooting death of her 25-year-son did not…
Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com
May 4, 2020
After an attempted “citizen’s arrest” in Georgia left a young, Black man dead, Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says the shooting was…
Lee Merritt
October 18, 2019
Lee Merritt blasted District Attorney Sharen Wilson. He believes she can’t effectively investigate a white Fort Worth cop who killed Atatiana Jefferson.
Atatiana Jefferson thegrio.com
October 13, 2019
The Fort Worth Police Department in Texas is under serious fire after an unarmed 28-year-old woman was fatally shot inside…
Botham Jean thegrio.com
October 6, 2019
Joshua Brown, 28, who lived in the same apartment complex as Guyger and Botham Jean, was shot several times by…
Lee Merritt thegrio.com
June 12, 2019
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt is demanding answers in the mysterious death of a Black father and Army vet who…
S. Lee Merritt thegrio
May 2, 2019
Attorney Lee Merritt explains how he's learned to balance a disdain for guns with what appears to be a rather…
Lee Merritt Nipsey Hussle thegrio.com
April 11, 2019
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt writes about the legacy of Nipsey Hussle as an opportunity to continue the work he…
L’Daijohnique Lee thegrio.com
April 3, 2019
The Dallas County District Attorney's office decided to drop charges against the Black woman, who smashed a window after being…
suspect in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes thegrio.com
January 4, 2019
A sketch of the suspect in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes where she was killed when the suspect…
Botham Jean thegrio.com
December 9, 2018
Lee Merritt, the Civil Rights attorney representing the family of Botham Jean, has been cleared of 16 criminal contempt charges.
Jamel Roberson thegrio.com
November 14, 2018
The family of Jamel Roberson, the 26-year-old armed security guard who was shot and killed by a suburban Chicago police officer…
November 5, 2018
A Texas community is restless and continues to protest over the shooting death of O’Shae Terry as he drove off during the middle…
Botham Jean thegrio.com
October 30, 2018
Attorney Lee Merritt says Dallas has filed a federal civil lawsuit on behalf of Botham Jeans family against the officer…
Allison Jean thegrio.com
September 21, 2018
Watch theGrio's interview with Allison Jean who simply does not believe Amber Guyger is telling the truth about her son,…
Botham Jean thegrio.com
September 17, 2018
[griojw id=”aVngm4wm” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”]   TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters
Jeffrey Dennis thegrio.com
August 21, 2018
Jeffrey Dennis, a suspect wanted on narcotics charges, was shot and killed by police after allegedly trying to run one…
Ketchazo Paho thegrio.com
August 9, 2018
Ketchazo Paho alleges that he was assaulted with a bicycle lock by Maxim Smith who yelled racial slurs at him…