City’s failure to enforce Nichols ordinances ‘deeply disturbed’ legal team
Rodney and RowVaughn Wells (middle left) along with attorneys Ben Crump (middle right) and Antonio Romanucci (right) attend a press conference on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, where they announced a $550 million civil lawsuit against the City of Memphis, Memphis Police Department, and individual officers for the January 2023 death of Tyre Nichols. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Laws passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death instituted new data collection policies for traffic stops; stipulated that only marked police cars make traffic stops, and mandated residents not get pulled over for low-level offenses like faulty brake lights.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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