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DOJ Announces New Limits on Chokeholds and No-Knock Warrants

The agency acknowledged that the tactics lead to unnecessary deaths but doesn’t outright ban them in the new…

Rachel Pilgrim

Wednesday 5:00PM

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Head of Louisiana State Police Says He'd Welcome Federal Racial Profiling Investigation of His Department

Louisiana police officials have been scrutinized for disproportionate use of force against Black people, including…

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Illinois AG To Investigate Joliet Police Department For Pattern of Abuses, Whistleblower Remains on Desk Duty

AG Kwame Raoul will not be investigating the death of Eric Lurry, but instead the entire department for covering up…

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California Police Reform Bill to Get Rid of 'Bad Apples' Advances to Governor

California is one of the few U.S. states without a way to strip bad officers of their badges. The Kenneth Ross Jr.…

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The LAPD Has Been Collecting Social Media Info to Use However They Want, Report Says

A report by the Brennan Center for Justice revealed the LAPD has quietly been collecting social media information at…

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Former Officer in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright Facing More Serious Charges

Kim Porter is now also facing first-degree manslaughter charges after a review by Minnesota Attorney General Keith…

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Georgia Bureau of Investigation Launches Probe Into Brutal Arrest of Black Man

Pernell Harris was taken to the hospital from jail after at least seven officers allegedly brought him to the ground…

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Recently Exonerated Black Man Reaches $2 Million Settlement With Prosecutors

Robert Jones spent 23 years in prison before being freed in 2015 and then exonerated in 2017. Now he’s getting paid.

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WTF: How AI Technology Can Send You to Prison, Even If There Are No Eyewitnesses

Artificial intelligence technology ShotSpotter helped put 64-year-old Michael Williams in jail for just being near a…

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Phoenix Police Chief Is Suspended Over Dismissed 'Gang Charges' for Protestors

Police Chief Jeri Williams and the Phoenix Police Department are under fire over the cases against police brutality…

Rachel Pilgrim

8/13/21 7:30PM

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Michigan Prosecutors: No More Searches Without Probable Cause in Routine Traffic Stops. Police Association: Whaaaaah?

If you're a cop and you're upset you can't search vehicles for no reason, maybe you shouldn't be a cop.

Zack Linly

7/29/21 2:00PM

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Ohio Democrat Proposes New Police Bodycam Law Inspired by Fatal Shooting of Andre Hill

There is absolutely no reason cops should have their body cameras turned off while in the line of duty. When…

Zack Linly

7/27/21 7:00PM

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FBI Requests a New Look at Ronald Greene’s Autopsy Following Release of Graphic Body Camera Footage

The circumstances surrounding Greene's 2019 death were initially shrouded in mystery.

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Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Denied Reinstatement After Ohio Supreme Court Denies Appeal

Former officer Timothy Loehmann was fired in 2017 due to inaccuracies on his job application.

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Members of Heavily-Armed Black Militia Shut Down Traffic on Massachusetts Interstate for Nine Hours

The 11 men said they were members of the group known as Rise of the Moors.

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7/04/21 11:14AM

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A Black Man Was Shot by Georgia Cops Serving Drug Warrant. Attorneys Say Details Mirror Breonna Taylor Case

The parallels between Taylor and Johnny Lorenzo Bolton are overwhelming based on details provided by the family's…

Zack Linly

6/15/21 10:51AM

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US Marshals Fatally Shoot Black Man in Minneapolis. Investigators Say There is No Video Evidence of What Led to the Shooting

If George Floyd’s murder wasn’t recorded by a bystander and shown to the world, there is little doubt that Derek…

Zack Linly

6/06/21 11:29AM

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Judge Rules Derek Chauvin Is a Broke Bitch, Unable to Hire an Attorney in Federal Civil Rights Case

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin isn’t only a convicted murderer; apparently, he’s also a broke…

Joe Jurado

6/02/21 2:00PM

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Police Strip Searching Teen and Entering Home Without Warrant Leads to Baton Rouge Paying Out $35,000 to Family

Clarence Green was driving in his car on New Year’s Day last year when he was pulled over by a police officer in…

Joe Jurado

5/28/21 7:00PM

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2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel Ellis

Weeks before George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, another Black man in Tacoma,…

Zack Linly

5/27/21 6:30PM

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DOJ Announces New Limits on Chokeholds and No-Knock Warrants

Head of Louisiana State Police Says He'd Welcome Federal Racial Profiling Investigation of His Department

Illinois AG To Investigate Joliet Police Department For Pattern of Abuses, Whistleblower Remains on Desk Duty

California Police Reform Bill to Get Rid of 'Bad Apples' Advances to Governor

The LAPD Has Been Collecting Social Media Info to Use However They Want, Report Says

Former Officer in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright Facing More Serious Charges

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Launches Probe Into Brutal Arrest of Black Man

Recently Exonerated Black Man Reaches $2 Million Settlement With Prosecutors

WTF: How AI Technology Can Send You to Prison, Even If There Are No Eyewitnesses

Phoenix Police Chief Is Suspended Over Dismissed 'Gang Charges' for Protestors

Michigan Prosecutors: No More Searches Without Probable Cause in Routine Traffic Stops. Police Association: Whaaaaah?

Ohio Democrat Proposes New Police Bodycam Law Inspired by Fatal Shooting of Andre Hill

FBI Requests a New Look at Ronald Greene’s Autopsy Following Release of Graphic Body Camera Footage

Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Denied Reinstatement After Ohio Supreme Court Denies Appeal

Members of Heavily-Armed Black Militia Shut Down Traffic on Massachusetts Interstate for Nine Hours

A Black Man Was Shot by Georgia Cops Serving Drug Warrant. Attorneys Say Details Mirror Breonna Taylor Case

US Marshals Fatally Shoot Black Man in Minneapolis. Investigators Say There is No Video Evidence of What Led to the Shooting

Judge Rules Derek Chauvin Is a Broke Bitch, Unable to Hire an Attorney in Federal Civil Rights Case

Police Strip Searching Teen and Entering Home Without Warrant Leads to Baton Rouge Paying Out $35,000 to Family

2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel Ellis