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US District Judge Catherine Blake refused to throw out the family's claims in the lawsuit and says body camera video of the deadly encounter doesn't contradict what Black's family says was use of excessive force by police.
The three white police officers who tried to restrain him after they chased black outside of their home in rural Greensboro, Maryland were sued by Black's family. He died in police custody on Sept. 15, 2018.
A state medical examiner’s autopsy report called Black’s death an accident, but an expert for the family concluded that asphyxiation was the cause of Black’s death.
His death led to calls for an independent investigation and just last year state lawmakers passed a bill named after Black that expanded public access to police disciplinary cases and records.
You can read more on the story at the Associated Press website.
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