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House votes to strip klansman's name from federal building in Memphis

Fulton.Christopher@memphis.edu (Christopher Fulton) — Thu, 4 Nov 2021 20:40:16 -0500

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s bill to remove late congressman Clifford Davis’ name now moves to the Senate.

Investigators puzzled by dumping of animal carcasses on public land

Fulton.Christopher@memphis.edu (Christopher Fulton) — Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:10 -0600

Someone has been dumping dead horses, cows and deer on county land not far from a public trail along the Wolf River near Shelby Farms. Investigators can’t figure out who.

Cohen bill would remove the name of segregationist congressman from Memphis' federal building

Fulton.Christopher@memphis.edu (Christopher Fulton) — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:27:49 -0600

A bill by Rep. Steve Cohen would remove the name of the late segregationist congressman Clifford Davis from Memphis’ Downtown federal building and courthouse.

Should ex-Klansman's name remain on Memphis' federal building?

marc.perrusquia@memphis.edu (Marc Perrusquia) — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:08:30 -0600

For 50 years the name of the late congressman and one-time Klansman Clifford Davis has clung to the federal building in Downtown Memphis. His family says it’s time to take his name down.

'It was torture' — Video shows MPD officer repeatedly stunning a handcuffed suspect with Taser

marc.perrusquia@memphis.edu (Marc Perrusquia) — Tue, 1 Sep 2020 16:39:05 -0500

Officer Otto Kiehl received a 10-day suspension but the case is one of several serious incidents of police abuse not sent to prosecutors to weigh possible criminal charges.