Criminal Justice
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LAPD Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Sharing 'You Take My Breath Away' George Floyd Meme
A Board of Rights panel says the officer only shared the meme to report officers who were circulating it.
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Black Woman Sent Back to Prison for Missing Phone Calls Granted ‘Compassionate Release’ by District Judge
Some legal officials aren’t so heartless that they think justice is sending Gwen Levi back to prison for anything less than criminal behavior.
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Prosecutor Won't Charge Honolulu Police Officers Who Fatally Shot South African Man
It’s really hard imagining a scenario where cops need to shoot an unarmed man just because they are struggling in arresting him, but here we are…again.
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Family Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant Execution
Don Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened the night of his death.
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Former Ohio Cop Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill Requests Trial Be Moved
Andre Hill was killed for being Black with a cell phone.
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Former Georgia State Trooper Who Fatally Shot Black Motorist
The family wants a new grand jury impaneled and for the body camera footage to be released publicly.
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76-Year-Old Black Woman Released From Prison Amid Pandemic, Sent Back for Missing Phone Calls While Taking a Class
Gwen Levi shouldn’t have had to go back to prison over a petty violation.
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Judge Sentences Derek Chauvin to 22.5 Years in Prison, Denies Request for New Trial
Chauvin is still awaiting a federal civil rights trial.
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Florida Trooper Tases 'Suspicious' Biracial Teen He Caught Cutting Through Bushes to Get to His Girlfriend's House
Another day, another story involving a cop accused of using excessive force on a young person of color. And, of course…Florida, man.