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Family of Slain Macy’s Security Guard to Announce Lawsuit Over Stabbing Tragedy

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Philadelphia, PA – The family of Eric Harrison, a security guard who was fatally stabbed at the Macy’s store in Center City Philadelphia last month, plans to announce a lawsuit. Harrison’s parents, Dawn Fobbs and Eric Coates, along with attorneys for his estate, will hold a press conference on Tuesday to provide details about the civil suit. They will discuss the filing of a civil action and their intention to collect evidence from several potentially responsible commercial real estate entities. The family will also share mementos of Harrison and be available for interviews. The incident … Read more

Former DC National Guard Lawyer Accuses Army Officials of Retaliation for Exposing Pro-Trump Generals’ Role in Capitol Attack

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Washington, D.C. – The former top lawyer for the D.C. National Guard, Colonel Earl Matthews, has accused Army officials of retaliation for uncovering the involvement of pro-Trump generals in the stand down of National Guard troops during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Matthews made these accusations in an interview published in the New York Times on January 3. The colonel filed a 37-page whistleblower reprisal complaint with the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General on October 20, 2023, which was publicly released last week. In the complaint, Matthews alleges that … Read more

Echoes of the Capitol Insurrection: Trump’s Call to ‘Guard the Vote’ Raises Concerns of a Dark Future for Democracy

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Washington, D.C. – Three years after the harrowing events of Jan. 6, 2021, echoes of the Capitol insurrection continue to reverberate through our democracy. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s leading candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination, has urged his supporters to “guard the vote.” This dangerous rhetoric has already led to armed vigilantes standing watch at Arizona polls in 2022. Experts in a comprehensive 2023 survey by Protect Democracy and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University warned that political violence is eroding democracy in the United States. As we enter a … Read more