Criminal Justice
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Law Enforcement Agencies Declining to Report Hate Crimes, DOJ States
The number of police agencies participating in the FBI’s hate crimes has declined for the third straight year
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FBI Renews Award for Tips on Jelani Day’s Death
A monetary award is being offered in the suspicious drowning of the Illinois State University graduate student.
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No Charges for Co-Worker Who Fatally Shot Black Man on a Camping Trip
Peter Spencer was fatally shot on a camping trip with his colleagues where he was the only Black man on the trip.
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AP-NORC Poll Finds Black Americans are Doubtful about Police Reform
About 49 percent of Black respondents say more work needs to be done toward police reform but are pessimistic the work will get done.
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Breonna Taylor’s Mother Meets With DOJ To Demand Federal Charges Be Brought Against Officers
Breonna Taylor’s mom: “For me, I’m trapped in March 13, 2020. I don’t know how people think I should just move on.”
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Dunkin’ Employee Fatally Punches Man who Used Racial Slur, Charged and Sentenced
The employee told the customer not to say the slur again. When he did, the employee struck him in the jaw leading to a fatal injury.
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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas Wants the Supreme Court To Look At Facebook’s “Broad Immunity”
The associate justice wants to specifically look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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3 Men Plea Guilty to Plotting to Disrupt Power Grid and Trigger Race War
Three men, after claiming innocence, have pled guilty to planning an attack on power grids to trigger national unrest in a white supremacist scheme.