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Reparations lawsuit for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre dismissed by judge

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Newest development Jul 10, 2023 · 2 reportsSurvivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss their case for reparations

An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage.

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    Reparations lawsuit for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre dismissed by judge

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    Survivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss their case for reparations

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    Tulsa Race Massacre: Court Tosses Reparations Case (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by three survivors of the 1921 attack.

  2. CNN

    Oklahoma judge dismisses Tulsa race massacre reparations case filed by last known survivors (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    An Oklahoma judge dismissed the reparations lawsuit filed by the last three known survivors of the Tulsa race massacre on Friday, court records show.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Oklahoma judge throws out a suit seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The decision by Judge Caroline Wall dashes an effort to obtain a measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage that left hundreds of Black residents dead in 1921.

  4. New York Post

    Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Judge Caroline Wall has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

  5. Foxla

    Reparations lawsuit for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre dismissed by judge (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage.

  6. The Guardian

    Judge rejects reparations for Tulsa race massacre in ‘sad miscarriage of justice’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Civil rights lawyer laments dismissal of suit which attempted to force city to make recompense for the destruction of Black area

  7. Politico

    Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Three survivors, all over 100 years old, filed the lawsuit.

  8. NBC News

    Lawsuit seeking reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre is dismissed (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    An Oklahoma judge cited arguments by defendants, including the city, which said Black survivors of the 1921 riot failed to prove "individualized injury."

  9. Fox News

    Oklahoma judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Tulsa County, Oklahoma judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in 2020, seeking reparations.

  10. CNN

    Survivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss their case for reparations (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The last three known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre – one of the country’s deadliest acts of racial violence – will appeal a judge’s recent decision to dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations to the state Supreme Court, their attorneys announced Monday.

  11. NPR

    A lawsuit to compensate Tulsa Massacre victims and their descendants was dismissed (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A number of survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre had a setback recently when a lawsuit seeking damages from the state was dismissed. The suit would have compensated them and their descendants.

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