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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ferguson Police Email Investigation

    A grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, has not announced yet whether the officer who shot Michael Brown will be criminally charged. The city is braced for demonstrations if officer Darren Wilson doesn’t stand trial.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 21, 2014 • 1 min read

    A grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, has not announced yet whether the officer who shot Michael Brown will be criminally charged. The city is braced for demonstrations if officer Darren Wilson doesn’t stand trial. Meanwhile, reporters have been filing Freedom of Information requests to see emails between police and city officials in the days following the shooting. But Ferguson police have only produced seven emails. We hear from one reporter who says that’s suspiciously low.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Christian Bordal

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Immigration Action in L.A., New Hunger Games, and Ferguson Emails
    1. 0:00Obama’s Immigration Action Could Have Big Impact on L.A.
    2. 8:06Orange County GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Reacts to Immigration Plan
    3. 16:33The Basement Tapes
    4. 27:54The Latest 'Hunger Games,' and More
    5. 42:16Ferguson Police Email InvestigationYou’re reading this
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