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Decca Muldowney

Decca Muldowney is a researcher for The Daily Beast. She was previously an investigative researcher at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, a Senior Research Fellow at ProPublica; and an NYC real estate reporter.

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A mural by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh memorializes Trayvon Martin, surrounded by portrait photos of other people who have been involved in stand your ground cases.
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Stand Your Ground Laws Are Proliferating. And More People Are Dying.

by Jonathan Jones, Decca Muldowney, Nadia Hamdan, Farah Eltohamy and Anya Syed September 1, 2022January 4, 2023

Expanded self-defense laws are being used to justify killings of roommates, people who are unhoused, and in road rage incidents and child custody disputes.

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