Local nonprofit, ACLU sue city over MPD records
Cardell Orrin of Stand for Children Tennessee (center) and the American Civil Liberties Union announced a lawsuit against City of Memphis alleging it unlawfully denied access to Memphis Police Department records. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian file)
The lawsuit claims Memphis illegally blocked access to MPD records after DOJ’s civil rights findings.
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Stand for Children Tennessee American Civil Liberties Union Memphis Police DepartmentAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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