Coverage dated July 14, 2022

Exonerated Man Seeks $40 Million for Malcolm X's Murder

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He spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit

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Tucson
Man exonerated in Malcolm X killing sues NYC for $40 million (opens Tucson)
Published Jul 14, 2022
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A man who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against New York City for the two decades he spent
Voice of America
Exonerated Man Seeks $40 Million for Malcolm X's Murder (opens Voice of America)
Published Jul 14, 2022
Voice of America's feed description
He spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit
Local News 8
Man exonerated for Malcolm X assassination sues City of New York for $40 million (opens Local News 8)
Published Jul 14, 2022
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A man recently exonerated of his wrongful conviction for the assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the City of New York. According to the civil rights lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday, Muhammad Aziz’s “wrongfu…
CBS News
Man exonerated in killing of Malcolm X sues NYC for $40 million (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 14, 2022
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Lawyers for 84-year-old Muhammad Aziz filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn.
NBC News
Man exonerated in Malcolm X’s murder files $40M lawsuit against New York City (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 14, 2022
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Muhammad Aziz, 84, said two decades in prison and more than 55 years of being wrongly blamed caused “immense and irreparable” damage to him and his family.

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