Judge rules against sheriff in Teena case

This text describes the verdict of Judge Orville Coady in the case of Sheriff Charles Laux for his role in the wrongful death of Brandon Teena. This article appeared in The New York Blade on October 8th, 1999. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.

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Identifier: zs25x874j
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): O'Bryan, Will
Date Issued: Oct. 8, 1999
Dates Covered: Dec. 25, 1993
Dec. 31, 1993
Sep. 24, 1999
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Brandon Teena
Charles Laux
Herbert Friedman
Joann Brandon
John Lotter
Marvin Nissen
Omaha World-Herald
Orville Coady
The Blade
Topic(s): Hate crimes
Law
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Transphobia
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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