Special Investigations»
Solemn Chauncey Bailey Project tradition continues (0)
An investigative reporter was slain. What about his unfinished story? By Jeremy Barr The Washington Post February 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST When investigative reporter Jeff German was killed in September, his colleagues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal were determined that his stories would not die with him. They plunged into reporting on his […]
Oakland Police Department»
Appeals court affirms dismissal of Longmire lawsuit against Oakland (0)
Sgt. Derwin Longmire, Oakland Police Department By Thomas Peele The Chauncey Bailey Project A state appellate court has upheld a lower court decision to throw out a discrimination lawsuit against the City of Oakland by a police officer who investigated the murder of journalist Chauncey Bailey in 2007. Sgt. Derwin Longmire had claimed he was […]
Court proceedings»
Defendants in Black Muslim temple fraud case ordered to stand trial (0)
HAYWARD — A Black Muslim minister from an Oakland temple, his mother, and four others were ordered to stand trial when a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that enough evidence exists against them to go forward with a wide-ranging fraud case centered on bids for government security contracts.