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Attorney gives Jena 6 teen counsel, chance at new lifeupdated: Tue Aug 25 2009 11:36:00

Jesse Ray Beard said he was constantly in trouble, even when he behaved. It took being accused of the racially charged attempted murder of a white classmate in the Deep South to turn his life around.

'Jena 6' figure shoots himselfupdated: Tue Dec 30 2008 09:26:00

A teenager whose arrest in a racially charged assault case drew thousands of protesters to his rural Louisiana hometown was in a hospital early Tuesday after a shooting that his lawyer said was accidental.

Judge taken off remaining 'Jena 6' casesupdated: Fri Aug 01 2008 15:27:00

A Louisiana appeals court has removed a Lasalle Parish judge from the remaining "Jena Six" cases, court officials told CNN Friday.

'Jena 6' teen agrees to plea dealupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 18:22:00

Mychal Bell, the 17-year-old black teenager whose arrest and detention led to the "Jena 6" protests, has agreed to a plea deal that could lead to his release by June, his lawyer said Monday.

On the road to Jenaupdated: Mon Sep 24 2007 09:55:00

CNN.com's Eliott McLaughlin speaks with marchers and police about trying to get into Jena, Louisiana.

On the road to Jena: Protesters endure roadblocks, delaysupdated: Mon Sep 24 2007 09:55:00

The convoy of buses pulled onto the shoulder Thursday morning, about 25 miles from Jena. Niele Anderson, the Los Angeles DJ and newspaper editor who made last-minute arrangements to get me on the bus, motioned to follow her, "C'mon, let's get out."

U.S. attorney: Nooses, beating at Jena High not relatedupdated: Wed Sep 19 2007 21:32:00

There is no link between the nooses hung by white students outside a Louisiana high school and the alleged beating of a white student by black teens, according to the U.S. attorney who reviewed investigations into the incidents.

Residents: Nooses spark school violence, divide townupdated: Wed Sep 05 2007 06:55:00

A judge Tuesday vacated one of two convictions against a teen involved in a violent, racially charged incident in Louisiana that left another teen hospitalized.

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