The material on this page is a collection of reporting on the trial of Travis and Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. It is updated daily.
Three Men Are Found Guilty of Hate Crimes in Arbery Killing Tariro Mzezewa, Audra D. S. Burch, and Richard Fausset, New York Times
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers found guilty of federal hate crimes, may face additional life sentence N’dea Yancey-Bragg and Raisa Habersham, USA Today
“He will now begin to rest in power”: parents of Ahmaud Arbery celebrate verdict in hate crimes case Benjamin Payne, GPB
How a Plea Deal in the Arbery Hate Crime Case Unraveled Richard Fausset and Shaila Dewan, New York Times
Greg McMichael reverses plan to plead guilty to a hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death NPR
Federal prosecutors saw a plea deal for Arbery’s killers as racial justice. His family thought otherwise. David Nakamura, Washington Post
Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery Russ Bynum, AP News
‘We want 100% justice’: Judge rejects plea deal with man who killed Ahmaud Arbery N’dea Yancey-Bragg, Christal Hayes, and Raisa Habersham, USA Today
Prosecutors Strike Hate-Crime Plea Deals in Ahmaud Arbery Killing Richard Fausset, New York Times
Cop Who Called Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing ‘The Death Penalty’ Is Allowed To Resign Instead Of Being Fired Bruce C. T. Wright, NewsOne
Family of Ahmaud Arbery wants racial justice as murderers face new trial Rich McKay, Reuters
Three Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Arbery Killing Richard Fausset, New York Times
Father, son sentenced to life without parole in Arbery murder Shabbi Abusaid, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Black Men Meet White Communities Rashawn Ray, Politico
The non-victory victory in the Ahmaud Arbery case Erin Aubry Kaplan, Los Angeles Times
What the Arbery and Rittenhouse Trials Can’t Do for America Joseph Margulies, Politico Magazine
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Charles M. Blow, New York Times
Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers Now Face Life in Prison Nicole Lewis and Jeremy Stahl, Slate
How a Prosecutor Addressed a Mostly White Jury and Won a Conviction in the Arbery Case Richard Fausset, New York Times
The Legal Uses of Blackness Zak Cheney-Rice, New York Magazine
Justice prevailed in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers. In America, that’s a shock Moustafa Bayoumi, The Guardian
The System Only Worked Because It Was Pushed Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
The uncomfortable truths hidden inside the Ahmaud Arbery verdict Brakkton Booker, Politico
Kyle Rittenhouse, Ahmaud Arbery Cases Show Connection Between Vigilantism and Police Toella Pliakas, Teen Vogue
Ahmaud Arbery trial verdict: Jury deliberations continue Washington Post
Why Are the McMichaels So Scared? Nicole Lewis, Slate
Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death Russ Bynum, AP News
Defense attorneys blame Ahmaud Arbery for his own death during closing arguments Kayla Goggin, Courthouse News Service
Lawyers Clash Over Whether Pursuit of Arbery Was Justified Richard Fausset, Tariro Mzezewa, and Rick Rojas, New York Times
For Black residents of Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown, trust in the justice system is on trial alongside his accused killers Dakin Andone, CNN
For Arbery’s Family and Friends, a Time of Anguish and Activism Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
Outside court, Ahmaud Arbery’s killing is a racial justice issue. Inside, the trial skirts race. Margaret Coker and Hannah Knowles, Washington Post
Behavior of attorney representing man accused of killing Arbery shows systemic racism in court Rachel K. Paulose, USA Today
Why Kyle Rittenhouse Is a Right-Wing Hero and Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Are Not Molly Osberg, New Republic
Georgia man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery tells jury he was in a ‘life-or-death situation’ N’dea Yancey-Bragg, Raisha Habersham, and Grace Hauck, USA Today
When Everything Is “Self-Defense” Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
Judge Rejects Call for Mistrial in Case Against Men Accused of Killing Arbery Richard Fausset and Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
‘Chased down’ and killed: Trial over Arbery’s death reveals ‘painful’ similarity to case that launched BLM N’dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today
“Blackness Itself Is the Crime”: Bishop William Barber on Racism in the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial Democracy Now!
Can Self-Defense Laws Stand Up to a Country Awash in Guns? Shaila Dewan, New York Times
White Supremacy on Trial: From Rittenhouse in Kenosha to Killers of Ahmaud Arbery, Will They Go Free? Democracy Now!
Judges in Arbery, Rittenhouse cases frustrated as they work to maintain fair trials Bill Hutchinson, ABC News
Attorney: No more ‘Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case Russ Bynum, AP News
Ahmaud Arbery and the case for getting rid of citizen’s arrests Fabiola Cineas, Vox
In Trial of Men Accused of Arbery Murder, Jurors Consider Security Videos Richard Fausset and Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
In Trial Opening, Two Starkly Different Views of Ahmaud Arbery’s Death Richard Fausset and Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
The nearly all-White jury in the Ahmaud Arbery trial is itself an injustice Paul Butler, Washington Post
Race will be central to these two murder trials. But the jurors are nearly all White Washington Post Editorial Board
With a jury now in place, the murder trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery begins today Christina Maxouris, CNN
Nearly all-White jury in Arbery killing highlights long-standing fears of racial bias in jury selection Silvia Foster-Frau and Hannah Knowles, Washington Post
Let’s Compare the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial to That of the Men Accused of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery Charles P. Pierce, Esquire
The Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial Is Already Getting Ugly Pilar Melendez, Daily Beast
11 white jurors, 1 Black man seated in Arbery murder trial Shaddi Abusaid and Bill Rankin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
‘Complicated jury selection’ ends with ‘intentional discrimination’ at Ahmaud Arbery death trial: Only 1 Black person to hear case N’dea Yancey-Bragg and Raisa Habersham, USA Today
The Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing New York Times
Attorneys In Ahmaud Arbery Case Will Use A Civil War-Era Georgia Law To Defend His Killers Kevin L. Clark, Essence
Ahmaud Arbery, Race and ‘Amateur Policing’ Kalfani Turè, Kayla Preito-Hodge, and Senaida Sharif, The Crime Report
Era of public outrage isn’t over as two white-vigilante trials get underway Editorial Board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
As the Trial in Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing Nears, a Community Is on Edge Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
Kyle Rittenhosue trial, Ahmaud Arbery case both expected to hinge on video Bill Hutchinson, ABC News
How Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Murderers Could Still Get Off Pilar Melendez, Daily Beast
Jury Duty — Season 3
Trailer Premiere — Season 3 of Jury Duty: The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Episode 1: The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 1
Episode 2: The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 2
Episode 3: The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 3
Episode 4: The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 4
Episode 5:The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Probable Cause — Part 5
Episode 6: Juror Exclusion On The Basis Of Race — Part 1
Episode 7: Juror Exclusion On The Basis Of Race — Part 2
Episode 8: Prosecutor’s Opening — Part 1
Episode 9: Prosecutor’s Opening — Part 2
Bonus 1: Defense Attorney: “We Don’t Want Any More Black Pastors Coming In Here”
Episode 10: Defense Opening — Part 1
Episode 11: Defense Opening — Part 2
Episode 12: Defense Opening— Part 3
Episode 13: Travis McMichael Testifies— Direct Examination Part 1
Episode 14: Travis McMichael Testifies— Direct Examination Part 2
Episode 15: Travis McMichael Testifies— Direct Examination Part 3
Episode 16: Travis McMichael Testifies— Direct Examination Part 4
Bonus 2: Citizen’s Arrest and 21st Century Lynchings
Episode 17: Travis McMichael Testifies— Cross Examination Part 1
Episode 19: Travis McMichael Testifies— Cross Examination Part 2
Episode 20: Travis McMichael Testifies— Cross Examination Part 3
Episode 21: Travis McMichael Testifies— Re-Direct and Paul Butler Analysis
Episode 22: The State Begins To Call Witnesses
Episode 23: The First Interview With Greg McMichael
Episode 24: Interview With Georgia Radio Host And Political Activist — Dr. Rashad Richey
Episode 25: The Second Interview with Greg McMichael
Episode 26: The Third Interview With Greg McMichael And The 911 Calls
Episode 27: The Man Who Sparked The Fatal Pursuit
Episode 28: The William “Roddie” Bryan Interview
Episode 29: The Second and Third William “Roddie” Bryan Interviews
Episode 33: Defense Opening — Part 4
Episode 34: Neighborhood Witnesses— Part 1
Episode 35: Neighborhood Witnesses— Part 2
Episode 36: Prosecution Closing— Part 1
Episode 37: Prosecution Closing— Part 2
Bonus 3: Breaking News: Sentencing
Episode 38: Prosecution Closing— Part 3
Episode 39: Defense Closing— Part 1
Episode 40: Defense Closing— Part 2
Episode 41: Defense Closing— Part 3
Episode 42: Defense Closing— Part 4
Episode 43: Defense Closing— Part 5
Episode 44: Defense Closing— Part 6
Episode 45: Prosecutor’s Rebuttal Closing— Part 1
Episode 46: Prosecutor’s Rebuttal Closing— Part 2
Episode 47: Prosecutor’s Rebuttal Closing— Part 3
Episode 48: Prosecutor’s Rebuttal Closing — Part 4
Episode 49: Paul Butler on Closing Arguments – Part 1
Episode 50: Paul Butler on Closing Arguments – Part 2
Episode 51: The Sentencing Hearing — Part 1
Episode 52: The Sentencing Hearing — Part 2
Episode 53: The Sentencing Hearing — Part 3
Bonus 4: Breaking News: Judge Rejects Federal Hate Crimes Plea Deal
Episode 54: The Sentencing Hearing — Part 4
Episode 55: SEASON FINALE: The Sentencing Hearing — Part 5