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Forty years ago, Joan Little, who is black, was acquitted in the murder of a white North Carolina prison guard, becoming the first woman in the U.S. to win with the defense that she used deadly force to resist sexual assault

Forty years ago, Joan Little, who is black, was acquitted in the murder of a white North Carolina prison guard, becoming the first woman in the U.S. to win with the defense that she used deadly force to resist sexual assault. The case drew national attention and elevated the conversation of the civil rights, feminist and anti-death penalty movements. Ed Rabel covered the trial for CBS News and later interviewed Little.

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Two 13-year-old girls charged with the attempted murder of a friend will be tried as adults. Authorities say the alleged murder plot was meant to impress a fictional character known as "Slender Man." CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports

Two 13-year-old girls charged with the attempted murder of a friend will be tried as adults. Authorities say the alleged murder plot was meant to impress a fictional character known as "Slender Man." CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports

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