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Some documents in Tyré Nichols' civil rights lawsuit could become public

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:00:15 -0500

For about a year, the City of Memphis has sought information from a California family who were close with Nichols. However, attorneys for Nichols’ mother sought to prevent the records from being handed over.

DOJ dismissal won't affect civil suit, Nichols family attorney says

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 5 Jun 2025 20:59:18 -0500

Attorney Ben Crump made his remarks at a celebration for what would have been Tyré Nichols’ 32nd birthday at I Am A Man Plaza in Downtown Memphis.

Federal sentencing dates set for former cops charged in Tyré Nichols' death

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:50:11 -0500

The sentencing dates come less than a month after Bean, Haley and Smith were acquitted of all charges at the state level.

Verdict ‘a slap in my family’s face,’ Tyre Nichols’ mother says at protest

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Fri, 9 May 2025 16:22:22 -0500

The family of Tyre Nichols and local activists gathered Thursday to protest Wednesday’s not guilty verdict against the three former Memphis police officers charged with killing him in 2023.

Tyre Nichols' mother takes the stand

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:26:55 -0500

During her first time ever on the stand, RowVaughn Wells describes the night her son, Tyre Nichols, was beaten by former Memphis police officers. “He hugged me and said, ‘I’ll see you later.’”

Marchers call for justice, hold vigil in the cold for Tyre Nichols

jroberts@dailymemphian.com (Jane Roberts) — Wed, 8 Jan 2025 14:42:08 -0600

Groups huddled in the cold in view of the police Skycam that caught much of the grisly action on Castlegate Lane in Southeast Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023.

Tyre Nichols’ son must be represented in civil suit, judge says

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Fri, 2 Aug 2024 16:41:40 -0500

A federal judge ruled Friday that Tyre Nichols’ young son must be represented by someone besides his grandmother RowVaughn Wells’ attorneys in the civil rights lawsuit against the City of Memphis.

MPD's Davis, other top brass could be deposed in Nichols' lawsuit

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:21:08 -0500

Attorneys for RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols’ mother, filed their initial discovery disclosure Thursday, March 28, detailing the 90-plus people who could be deposed during the ongoing civil rights lawsuit.

Tyre Nichols' parents furious after meeting with state Sen. Brent Taylor

bwheeler@dailymemphian.com (Ben Wheeler) — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:53:34 -0500

The Wells family released a letter Friday pleading with Gov. Bill Lee to meet with them before he signs the bill into law, appealing to the promise he made to them in 2023.

Tyre Nichols' parents ask for meeting with Gov. Bill Lee

bwheeler@dailymemphian.com (Ben Wheeler) — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:39:00 -0500

Tyre Nichols’ parents have released a letter asking to sit down with Gov. Bill Lee before he signs a bill that would ban traffic stop ordinances like the one passed by the Memphis City Council.

Tyre Nichols’ parents furious after meeting with state Sen. Brent Taylor

State House passes bill to stop bans on traffic stops

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Thu, 7 Mar 2024 19:05:41 -0600

It happened amid Tyre Nichols' family and local Democratic lawmakers accusing the bill’s sponsor of deceit.

Seeking peace a year after Tyre Nichols' death

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:58:14 -0600

If Memphis has healed – or if it has at least scarred in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death – it is because of RowVaughn Wells, said J. Lawrence Turner, pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.

Tyre Nichols' family to sue City of Memphis

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:59:33 -0500

The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after an encounter with Memphis police officers, will file a lawsuit this week against the City of Memphis.

RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, named to Time 100 list

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:22:59 -0500

“Losing a child is the worst kind of pain that a parent could know, but RowVaughn has continued to demonstrate strength and assert her voice to ensure that her son’s story is not forgotten,” Ben Crump, the Wells family’s attorney, wrote for Time magazine.