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Who is Ben Crump? The renowned civil rights attorney representing William McNeil

Crump has been dubbed "Black America's attorney general" by civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton. Here's what to know about ...

Video of Jacksonville sheriff's officer hitting man in face during traffic stop prompts investigation

A viral video of a February traffic stop shows officers in Jacksonville, Florida, arresting William McNeil Jr. after one of ...

William McNeil Jr. legal team: State Attorney never interviewed him during investigation of officers

McNeil’s attorneys suggested they believe it’s possible the State Attorney’s Office may have ignored that evidence and ...

‘I was scared:’ William McNeil Jr. talks about his arrest beside Ben Crump-led legal team

Standing with civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels, William McNeil Jr. spoke publicly for the first time since ...

What we know about the violent Jacksonville traffic stop that went viral

The violent arrest of William McNeil, Jr., a 22-year-old Florida man, by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies was caught in a ...

No charges for Jacksonville officers who punched Black man during arrest

William Anthony McNeil Jr. questioned why he was pulled over and refused to get out of the car. An officer smashed his window ...

HBCU band member assaulted by police in viral video

A video of Livingstone College student William McNeil Jr. has gone viral following the release of body camera footage from a ...

Ben Crump on Breonna Taylor, William McNeil, Saniyah Cheatham & Demand to Release Malcolm X Files

We speak to civil rights lawyer Ben Crump about the ongoing epidemic of anti-Black police violence and impunity for law ...