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Supreme Court rejects former Tulsa officer Betty Shelby appeal in civil lawsuit

The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby, allowing a civil rights lawsuit to move forward.

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The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby, as reported by TheGrio, KTUL, KOKI FOX 23, and The Black Chronicle. The ruling allows a civil rights lawsuit against Shelby to proceed following the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher. [1][8][9][10][11]

According to reports by KTUL, KOKI FOX 23, and News On 6, the decision clears the way for the civil case to move forward in court against the former officer. [8][9][11]

On September 16, 2016, Shelby shot and killed Crutcher, an unarmed 40 year old Black motorist who was standing near his vehicle on the side of a street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The United States Supreme Court serves as the highest court in the federal judiciary, holding ultimate appellate jurisdiction over cases involving questions of federal law. [12][13]

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In short

  • The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby.
  • The decision allows a civil rights lawsuit concerning the death of Terence Crutcher to proceed.
  • Terence Crutcher was an unarmed Black motorist killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in September 2016.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Supreme Court rejects Betty Shelby appeal, allowing Terence Crutcher civil rights case to proceedTheGrio, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Supreme Court hears major climate liability caseBallotpedia News, 7h ago
  3. [3]Supreme Court review goes beyond military waste disposal for Guam residentsCourthouse News Service, 6h ago
  4. [4]High school wrestler takes fight over trans athletes to U.S. Supreme CourtOutSports, 7h ago
  5. [5]Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrantsWTVR.com, 19h ago
  6. [6]Trump administration takes fight over top federal prosecutor in Upstate NY to the Supreme CourtSyracuse.com, 5h ago
  7. [7]Oklahoma judge’s Flock ruling shows the power of Supreme Court’s digital evidence decisionThe Record from Recorded Future News, 10h ago
  8. [8]Supreme Court declines to hear former Tulsa officer Betty Jo Shelby’s appealKTUL, 1d ago
  9. [9]Supreme Court declines to hear former Tulsa officer Betty Jo Shelby’s appealKOKI FOX 23, 1d ago
  10. [10]U.S. Supreme Court Declines Betty Shelby’s Appeal, Clearing the Way for TerenceThe Black Chronicle, 1d ago
  11. [11]Civil lawsuit against former Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby moves forwardNews On 6, 1d ago

Background

  1. [12]Supreme Court of the United States on Wikipedia
  2. [13]Killing of Terence Crutcher on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 13 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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