The New York attorney general has urged the Department of Justice to investigate after the Texas governor pardoned a convicted murderer.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 13 other attorneys general are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation after Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned the man who fatally shot Garrett Foster during nationwide protests in 2020.Daniel Perry, a former U.S. Army sergeant, was convicted of murder in April, 2023, for the killing of Foster, an Air Force veteran, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin on July 25, 2020.
S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, James and the coalition of attorneys general called on the DOJ to launch an investigation into whether Perry violated federal criminal law.'The undersigned attorneys general are concerned that these 'stand your ground' laws encourage vigilantes to attend protests armed and ready to shoot and kill those who exercise their First Amendment rights,' the letter said.'We urge the department to open an investigation into whether Mr.
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