Posts Tagged ‘Russell Means’

Bruning doubtful of racial bias in area legal system

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Published Wednesday July 23, 2008
BY GEORGE LEDBETTER, Editor
THE CHADRON RECORD (Chadron, Neb.)

Charges leveled by American Indian activist Russell Means of racial bias in the legal system in northwest Nebraska are without merit, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said last week.

In a July 15 interview at The Chadron Record office, Bruning said he doesn’t think local police, sheriff’s staff or prosecutors treat Native Americans differently than others, as Means has charged. (more…)