Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBefore There Was George Floyd, There Was John Pope and Zoya CodeMinneapolis will pay $8.9 million to two Black residents who say Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedApril 14, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPost George Floyd, 8 Things Minneapolis Problematic Police Department Plans To FixIn the wake of George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minn., has finally reached a police reform agreement.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedApril 4, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWhy Are Police Seizing People's Cars in Memphis?Memphis residents are calling out police for taking their vehicles before they've even been charged with a crime.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedMarch 23, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDOJ Report: Here Are The Nasty Things Louisville's Police Department Has DoneBreonna Taylor's murder is the tip of the iceberg of horrendous acts done by The Louisville Metro Police Department.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 9, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalAmir Locke Will Become the Face of No-Knock Warrant Bans, Family SaysNo Minneapolis officers were charged in the fatal shooting one year ago.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 7, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeBarack and Michelle Obama Join Calls for Police Reform Amidst Tyre Nichols OutrageCities across the country saw protests after the release of the body camera footage.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementOnly in Massachusetts Would Police Stop a Single Black Driver More Than 70 TimesOver the past eight years, this man has not been left alone.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 19, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsJoe Biden Is Upset Republicans Won't Support Police ReformThe president made a speech in which he critiqued the GOP for not moving forward with policy changes.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 18, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAutistic Boy Concussed by Officers at Event for Bonding with PoliceHis mother said she wanted her son to have a positive view of the police.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 10, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNow playing NewsLaw EnforcementDenver Detective Sued After Ordering False SWAT Raid on Elderly Black WomanThe officers are accused of nearly destroying the woman’s property.ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 5, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementSan Francisco Police Pave the Way For Robots To Apply Deadly Force In Extreme SituationsThe measure still requires a second vote next week and the mayor’s approval before moving forward.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 1, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsAkron Voters Respond to Rehired Killer Cops by Pushing Forward ‘Jayland’s Law’Sixty-one percent of Akron voters agreed to take initiative overseeing the police department.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 9, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKansas City Police Will Settle Lawsuits Rather Than Reform The DepartmentGuess how many settlements they reached already in 2022.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 8, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMinneapolis Having Trouble Recruiting Cops Post-George Floyd KillingThe city's mayor, Jacob Frey, has a plan when it comes to hiring and maintaining more officers.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedOctober 24, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNew York Police Union President Is Big Mad Over Misconduct DatabaseThis is us, sipping Patrick Lynch's salty, blue tears.ByKeith ReedPublishedOctober 5, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalACLU Sues To Stop Arizona’s Ridiculous Police Recording Law From HappeningThe ACLU and media groups argue Arizona's law requiring bystanders to stay eight feet away from officers violates…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 26, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementAn Off-Duty Chicago Cop Lands Felony Charges for Pinning Down 14-Year-Old BoyThe officer was also relieved of his policing powers.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 22, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTwo Officers Said the N-Word, One White and One Black, but Received Different PunishmentsThe two sued the city for racial discrimination but the jury ended up deadlocked.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 25, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalBlack Man Paralyzed in Police Van to File Civil Rights SuitThe Justice Department has also taken interest in the case.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 11, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementArizona Law Makes It Illegal To Record Police Within 8 FeetThe new law could result in misdemeanor charges for protestors who record at a close distance after one verbal…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJuly 11, 2022