NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBreonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker Sues Louisville Metro Police, Says Wounded Cop Was Injured by Friendly FireKenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was with her the night she was shot and killed by Louisville…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 1, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityTop Kenosha Police, Prosecutor Under Increased Scrutiny in Wake of Jacob Blake, Protest Shootings: ‘Some People...Aren’t Worth Saving’In the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, all eyes are on top law enforcement in Kenosha, Wis., as…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 28, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityJacob Blake Is No Longer Handcuffed to His Hospital Bed, Attorney Says [Updated]After being shot in the back multiple times by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, 29-year-old Jacob Blake is…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 28, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityKenosha Police Release Incomplete Report of Jacob Blake Shooting, Claims He Had a Knife in the Car; FBI to InvestigateThree days after Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back in front of his three children, the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 27, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWithout Riot Gear Clad-Police and Armed Militias, 4th Night of Kenosha Protests Is PeacefulDespite a week of violent threats from police and armed militias, the residents of Kenosha, Wisc., turned out for a…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 27, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityYou Can Count on One Hand the Number of Days the U.S. Has Gone Without a Police Killing Since George Floyd DiedThere are certain figures that, for one reason or another, get seared in your brain. ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 26, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityDetroit Lions Cancel Practice to Protest the Police Shooting of Jacob Blake: 'Football Isn’t Important Today'“Practice?! We talking bout Practice!”ByJay ConnorPublishedAugust 26, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality'This Is Sick and Is a Real Problem': NBA, NFL Players Speak Out After Jacob Blake ShootingJacob Blake isn’t supposed to be alive.ByJay ConnorPublishedAugust 25, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityKentucky Attorney General Denies Breonna Taylor Announcement Is Forthcoming: ‘The Investigation Remains Ongoing’Five months have passed since Louisville Metro Police ambushed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in her home, shooting and…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 25, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityProtests, Chaos in Kenosha Following Police Shooting of Jacob Blake; Father Says Blake Is Paralyzed From Waist DownAs 29-year-old Jacob Blake lay in an intensive-care unit Monday night, protesters took to the streets around the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 25, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWisconsin Officers Shoot Black Man Multiple Times in the Back; Curfew Imposed as Police Clash With ProtestersProtests broke out across Kenosha, Wis., Sunday night after police officers shot a Black man at least seven times in…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 24, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cop Put on Administrative Leave After Tasing Black Woman on Her Own Front PorchIn Georgia, an investigation has been launched after a video went viral showing a cop tasing a Black woman on her…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 20, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAurora, Colo., Police Apologize After Handcuffing and Detaining Black Children Wrongly Suspected of Riding in Stolen CarWhen we talk about systemic racism in policing, we’re not just talking about the extrajudicial executions of unarmed…ByZack LinlyPublishedAugust 4, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalitySt. Louis County Prosecutor, Who Campaigned on Criminal Justice Reform, Will Not Charge Darren Wilson in Mike Brown’s DeathWesley Bell, St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, announced Thursday that his office would not bring charges against…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 31, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNYPD Uses Unmarked Van to Grab Protester Off the Street: ‘It Was Like a Kidnapping’ [UPDATED]New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had to answer for the NYPD again on Wednesday morning, after a viral video showed…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 29, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityProPublica Publishes Database Containing Thousands of Police Misconduct Complaints After Federal Judge Blocked Their ReleaseIn the weeks following the first Black Lives Matter uprisings, criminal justice reform advocates scored several…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 27, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNYPD Chief Brags That District Attorneys Won't Prosecute Cops Under New Anti-Chokehold LawPolice have been resisting forcefully to this year’s protests against their practise of brutalizing and killing…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJuly 26, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNFL Players to Pay Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality With Helmet DecalsDonald Trump is gonna hate the “new” NFL. ByJay ConnorPublishedJuly 22, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityLouisiana Family Seeks Answers After Sheriff’s Office Failed to Report Police Shooting of 14-Year-Old Boy: ReportThe statistics about police shootings in the United States are horrifying: Despite a pandemic, when stay-at-home…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 17, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityJerami Grant Keeps That Same Energy Throughout Interview With Reporters: 'Breonna Taylor’s Killers Are Still Roaming Around Free'As a role player, Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant doesn’t make a lot of headlines. But after dedicating an…ByJay ConnorPublishedJuly 17, 2020