All Eyes on the Trial of Officer Van Dyke in the Shooting of Laquan McDonald
In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in 14 seconds on a Chicago…
Voters Hold Bob McCulloch Accountable in St. Louis County
By Brian Tashman and Sara Baker This week, voters in St. Louis County sent a clear message…
Antwon Rose Jr. Is Another Unarmed Young Black Man Who Should Be Alive Today
By Carl Takei Antwon Rose Jr. was a Black 17-year-old honors student at Woodland Hills High School…
Commentary: Is Stephon Clark Shooting Bad Enough to Change the Rules of the Game?
The shooting of Stephon Clark is not the first shooting in Sacramento by police in recent years,…
COMMENTARY: Stephon Clark Vigil Turns Bloody, Sheriff’s Cruiser Mows Down Arthritic 61-Year-Old; CHP Refuses to Intervene
By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Twenty-two-year-old Stephon Clark has been dead now for more than two weeks,…
My View: Shot in the Back – Autopsy Adds to Pressure on Sac PD
On Friday, the family of Stephon Clark released a private autopsy that undoubtedly will add fuel to…
Sac DA Feeling the Heat as Protestors Demand She Charge SPD Officers with Murder of Unarmed Stephon Clark
By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – In just the 10 days since 22-year-old Stephon Clark was gunned down…
NLG Critical of Sacramento Police at Thursday’s Stephon Clark Protest
Cite Unprovoked Police Pepper Ball Attack, and Injuries to People on Sidewalk The National Lawyers Guild (NLG)…
My View: Outrage at Stephon Clark’s Death Is Not Enough
In the three and a half years since the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric…
UPDATE: Sacramento Police Story Changes – Again – about Details of Shooting Death of Black Man in Own Family’s Backyard
By Cres Vellucci SACRAMENTO – In less than two days, the ever-changing story of what happened to…
Police Officer Wins Settlement from City that Fired Him for Not Shooting a Black Man
By Joseph Cohen In the early hours of May 6, 2016, the lives of rookie police officer…
When Police Shoot a Man Who Was Stabbing Himself
By Aliya Khan A suspect in an armed robbery is sitting alone in a police department’s interview…
Civil Rights Attorney Demands Criminal Prosecution for the Shooting Death of an Unarmed African American Man
Man Was Shot by a Rookie San Francisco Police Officer in the Bayview through a Moving Squad…
Former Officer’s Guilty Verdict for Killing Walter Scott Is the Exception, Not the Rule
By Shaundra Young Scott Police officer Michael Slager shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Walter Scott,…
Yolo Deputy DA Previously Involved in Fatal Police Shooting in San Jose
On May 6, 2015, the Yolo County District Attorney’s office announced via Twitter that Deputy DA Frits…
Judge Rules Man Shot by Police Should Be Tried for Attempted Murder of Sacramento Police Officers
By Cres Vellucci It wasn’t a good day for Armani Lee on Monday – Sacramento Superior Court…
I Was an ACLU Legal Observer during the St. Louis Protests
By Justice Gatson Over the last week, I have been on the streets of St. Louis monitoring…
St. Louis Police Chant, “Whose Streets? Our Streets!”
By Ezekiel Edwards The antagonistic “us versus them” culture that plagues many police departments with regard to…
DA Declines to Charge Officers Who Shot Mann, Family Speaks Out
A dash cam, that showed officers in pursuit of Joseph Mann attempt to hit the African American…
Response: Law Professors Mistakenly Claim that Michael Slager Planted Evidence
By Dick Griest Let me bring to your attention evidence which I believe makes the legal opinions…