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"When black people win, the history of this country has been that all of us win," the Color Of Change leader says.
Reformer Rachael Rollins would be the first woman of color to serve as Suffolk County's district attorney.
“New York will be the first state to show it will no longer tolerate the unethical and immoral actions of District Attorneys who abuse their enormous power in the criminal justice system."
In a remarkable win for reformers, Wesley Bell, a city council member in Ferguson, Missouri, upset Robert McCulloch in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
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But the movement to oust hardline prosecutors did score some wins Tuesday night.
An informant scheme linked to Tony Raukauckas’ office has left Orange County's criminal justice system in crisis.
Progressives are hoping for big wins in several key district attorney races in California's primary election.
“The dual mission of the Manhattan D.A.’s Office is a safer New York and a more equal justice system,” said District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
The Missouri governor’s lawyers accuse St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of misconduct in the felony case.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner took the action after the defense requested to put her on the stand.