Mother of Police Shooting Victim Feels Ignored by SF District Attorney, Doesn’t Know If Police Officer Will Be Prosecuted
By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The mother of a victim of a police shooting is…
TEEN VOGUE Comment: Racism of Police Transcends Race of Individual Officers
By Jariah Moore MEMPHIS, TN – The fundamental racism and violence of the police as an institution…
In Wake of Tyre Nichols’ Death, Professor Charges ‘Truth Is Out There…Body Cameras Are Not Going to Save Americans’ from Police
By Daphne Ho and Ramneet Singh BROOKLYN, NY – Following release of the footage of the Tyre…
Family Sues, Seeks Justice for Man Shot in Back and Killed by Culver City Police
By Alyssa Eng CULVER CITY, CA – A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed this week by the…
At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform
By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on…
Equal Justice Initiative Argues after Tyre Nichols Killing It’s Time to Seriously Reconsider Eliminating Police Qualified Immunity
By Brinda Kalita and Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN –Equal Justice Initiative argues in “Eliminating Barriers to Police…
2 More Memphis Officers Suspended, 3 Emergency Responders Fired in Beating Death of Tyre Nichols – Family Lawyers Comment
By Kaylee Pearlman MEMPHIS, TN- Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represent the family of Tyre…
ACLU Decries Police Killing of Tyre Nichols, ‘Trauma’ that ‘Falls Disproportionately and Repeatedly on Communities of Color’
By Rena Abdusalam MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second degree…
Los Angeles City Controller Critical of LAPD Killing of 3 Men Early in 2023
By Amy Berberyan and Maria Pia Matos LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia…
Philly District Attorney Notes Sentence for Former Officer Who Killed Unarmed Man Considerably Less than Expected
By Jack Sandmeyer PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner this week questioned the recent sentence…
On-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Officer Charged in Shooting Death of Man in East Los Angeles
By Naya Wiezel LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Officer, Remin Pineda, was…
LAPD Officers Who Shot, Killed Unarmed Man Cleared in CA DOJ Report
By Naya Wiezel and Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – A report released this week by the California…
Despite Witness Testimony Issues, Forensic Problems, Judge Rules Murder Case Goes to Trial
By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – After a Thursday preliminary hearing, Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna…
Guardian: Report Indicates Police Kill Thousands of People Fleeing, Posing No Threat
By Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A research group that tracks lethal force cases said this…
Prominent Civil Rights Attorneys Back Alameda DA Candidate Price; Opponent Takes $$ from Law Enforcement
By Shady Gonzalez and Aryal Aglugub OAKLAND, CA – Supporters for district attorney candidates here in Alameda…
Survey Released Showing New Data That State is Failing Victims of Crime
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Sacramento, CA – Unbeknownst to the Prosecutors Alliance that sponsored Monday’s…
Man Claiming Police Beat Him at Traffic Stop Denied Public Defender Until Judge Agrees to Appoint Free Counsel
By Alex Jimenez and Mansour Taleb-Ahmed OAKLAND, CA – A man – claiming his was beaten by…
REPORT: 2021 Sets a Near Record High with Over 1,100 Police Killings
By Catherine Potente WASHINGTON D.C. – Although a federal program here is being cut off for similar…
In-Depth Scientific Study by The Lancet Finds a Staggering Number of Unreported Deaths Resulting From U.S. Police Violence
By Noe Herrera UNITED KINGDOM – A new study published by a longtime British medical journal Saturday…
Everyday Injustice Episode 91: Flint Taylor on the Murder of Fred Hampton and Chicago Torture Cases
It started with the murder of Fred Hampton in 1969 but tracks the Chicago Police torture cases…