Law Enforcement
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Minneapolis Mayor Halts No-Knock Warrants: Black Mothers Call for Police Accountability [UPDATED]
Following Mayor Jacob Frey stopping the issuing of no-knock warrants, Black mothers organized to call for the resignation of the officer who killed Amir Locke.
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Updated: Former Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Released Early, Chicago Activists Protest
McDonald’s family called the shortened sentence a “slap on the wrist” and local activists are pushing for federal charges against the former officer.
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Jury Questioning Delayed In Trial of Former Louisville Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death
Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of felony wanton endangerment for the bullets that entered a neighbor’s apartment.
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Pittsburgh Wants to Fire Cops Involved in Black Man’s Death, but It Can’t
A city law and a personnel move are holding up the process
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Former Cop in Breonna Taylor Case Wants Media Banned From Jury Selection
Brett Hankison’s trial for wanton endangerment starts next week
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Discrimination Suit Against U.S. Marshals Moving After 27 Years
Thousands of Black Marshals Service employees say they’ve faced bias for years
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New York’s Ex-Cop Mayor Wants to Bring Back Violent Anti-Gun Unit
Eric Adams’ latest idea for fighting violence in NY is literally straight out of the ’90s
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Court Blocks DA Investigating Cops Involved in Black Man’s Death
The movement for justice for Jim Rogers in Pittsburgh continues
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Federal Judge in Maryland Refuses to Throw Out Lawsuit that Claims Excessive Force in Black Man’s Death
The lawsuit claims that Maryland police used excessive force in the 2018 death of 19-year-old Anton Black
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Kansas DA: No Charges in Cedric Lofton Case on the Basis of “Stand Your Ground” Law
District Attorney Marc Bennett claims “stand your ground” law is justification to avoid prosecuting officers who killed 17-year-old Cedric Lofton.