Judge Norris defends himself: ‘I do not harbor any bias toward MPD’
“I do not harbor any bias toward MPD,” U.S. District Court Judge Mark Norris wrote. “It has never been my theory or belief that the Martin ... defendants or any other MPD officers have gang affiliations.” (The Daily Memphian file)
U.S. District Judge Mark Norris wrote that he recused himself “because of the apparent bias of others against the Court.”
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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