Guest Commentary: In Memphis, Minor Traffic Stops are Clogging Courts and Draining Resources
One year after Tyre Nichols’s killing by police, Tennessee has rolled back reforms aimed at decreasing traffic…
ACLU Urges Strict Injunction after Kansas Troopers Revealed to have Violated Drivers’ Rights in ‘Kansas 2 Step’
By Rena Abdusalam TOPEKA, KS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is urging a federal…
White Lousiana State Trooper Found Not Guilty of Violating Civil Rights of Black Man after Hitting Him 18 Times with Flashlight
By The Vanguard MONROE, LA – A white Lousiana state trooper was found not guilty by a…
California Criminal Justice Statistical Reports for 2022 Reveal Reforms Led to Decreased Crime Despite Misinformation; PAC Supports New Measure to End Police Shootings
By Ximena Cesa Also see: Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly…
Guest Commentary: Black Drivers Were Pulled Over Less Often After a Minnesota County Changed Its Policies
By Sam McCann Police killed Philando Castile in July 2016 after pulling him over for driving with…
Commentary: Police and District Attorneys Don’t Want to Give Up Harmful Traffic Stops – Opponents to Traffic Stop Reforms
By Robert J. Hansen California is moving a bill through the legislature that would prohibit police from…
Three Black Leaders Speak Out in CNN Opinion Piece about Black Traffic Stops by Police
By Kimberly Torres ATLANTA, GA – Three Black leaders offer their solution to decrease police brutality against…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 187: Frank Baumgartner on Police Stops and Racial Profiling
In their book, Suspect Citizens, Frank Baumgartner and his colleagues looked at a massive amount of police…
Long Battle for Police Traffic Stop Reform
By Ayal Aglugub SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Standard writer Michael Barba recently wrote about the…
Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean…
Commentary: Philadelphia Ends Minor Traffic Stops Hoping to Reduce Racial Inequities
By Rory Fleming Since the killing of George Floyd, a glass ceiling on mainstream police reform discourse…
Public Defender Office Proposes New Guidelines for Police Stops in San Francisco
By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA – In a sweeping policy proposal, the San Francisco Public…
Berkeley Limits Low-Level Traffic Stops in an Effort to Reduce Policing Disparities
By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — In February the city of Berkeley made legislative history when its officials…
My View II: Reflections on the Last Two Weeks and the Future of Policing
In two weeks, I will have been doing this stuff for ten years – which is a…
California Will Become First in Nation to Collect All Data on Police Traffic Stops
(From ACLU Press Release) – With a growing chorus of voices demanding systemic police reform, California is…
