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In this June 2, 2021 file photo, Damario Solomon-Simmons speaks at a news conference in Tulsa, Okla. An order from an Oklahoma judge dismisses eight plaintiffs and two entities from a lawsuit seeking reparations for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The order signed Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 by Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall allows the three known massacre survivors to continue seeking reparations under the state nuisance laws, but dismisses six descendants of victims. (Stephen Pingry/Tulsa World via AP)

Judge: Tulsa Race Massacre victims’ descendants can’t sue

By Ken Miller - Associated Press

Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons pauses after becoming emotional during a news conference to discuss a 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 in Tulsa, Okla. Attorneys for victims and their descendants affected by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have filed a lawsuit in state court against the City of Tulsa and other defendants. The group is seeking reparations for the destruction of the city's once thriving Black district that was burned to the ground by an angry white mob. (Mike Simons /Tulsa World via AP)

Attorneys file lawsuit seeking redress for Tulsa massacre

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press