Cooper v. McMichael et al

  1. September 29, 2022

    Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Fights DAs' Bid To End Civil Case

    Wanda Cooper, the mother of slain Black man Ahmaud Arbery, has responded in opposition to various motions to dismiss her civil case against the former and current district attorneys and others who handled the criminal investigation into her son's murder.

  2. October 13, 2021

    Civil Suit Over Arbery Death Paused Due To Criminal Cases

    A federal magistrate judge has put on hold a civil suit over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American man shot by three white men while jogging in a Georgia suburb, to let criminal proceedings involving several defendants in the case play out.

  3. July 12, 2021

    Ex-Ga. DA Seeks Immunity In Suit Over Slain Black Jogger

    The Georgia prosecutor accused of orchestrating a monthslong coverup after a young Black jogger was gunned down by three white men in an alleged hate crime has asked to be dismissed from a civil suit brought by the victim's mother, citing prosecutorial immunity.

  4. February 24, 2021

    Ga. DA Accused Of Covering Up Black Man's Killing

    A current and a former district attorney in southern Georgia were hit with conspiracy and wrongful death claims on Tuesday a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, with his family alleging the investigation favored those at fault, including a former police officer the prosecutors were friendly with.