A federal judge recuses himself after a high-profile criminal trial. The Daily Memphian heads to court to learn why.
The Daily Memphian filed a motion in federal court on Wednesday, July 23, to unseal court records that have remained hidden since the judge who has presided over the case of the former Memphis Police officers criminally charged in Tyré Nichols’ death recused himself. (George Walker IV/AP file)
The Daily Memphian recently put itself squarely into the case of the United States of America vs. Emmitt Martin III et al — but that wasn’t the local news site’s original intent.
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