Police Violence
Tracking updates on, reactions to, and racial dynamics of the disproportionate amount of police violence in America.
The proposed law would put enormous power into police hands and potentially harm the ability to protest.
Police officers are rarely prosecuted in the US. Here’s why.
This week’s attack against an elderly Asian American woman and testimony in the Chauvin trial highlight the intricacies of when we are willing to act on behalf of others.
Why this trial feels different from other police trials.
A guide to the jurors, charges, and defense strategy in the trial of the former officer charged with killing George Floyd.
Two police officers sought a fairly nonsensical exemption from the Fourth Amendment in Torres v. Madrid.
Two legal experts say the Voting Rights Act could be an effective blueprint for police reform.
“The issue of policing is really complex, and in Chinatown, we are an ideologically diverse group of people.”
Activists gathered in Louisville, and called for police reform.
The bill bans chokeholds and would end qualified immunity for police officers.
The 30-year-old Filipino Navy veteran was having a mental health crisis. Then the police arrived.
Prude died after police handcuffed him, placed a mesh hood over his head, and pressed him onto the pavement.
The BREATHE Act is a bold plan to address police violence — and it’s made for this moment.
Adam Coy, a white former officer, was also charged with improperly wearing his body camera in the shooting of Hill, an unarmed Black man.
Trump has scheduled more federal executions than any president in at least a century.
Demonstrations over restrictions on filming law enforcement made the government reconsider.
LA’s “Yes on J” campaign flipped the message from defunding cops to investing in everything else. It worked brilliantly.
Yes, the movement calls for a complete end to policing. No, it’s not a political fad.
Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in front of his mother while reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis.
America is unable to contain the surging pandemic because we refuse to reckon with the racial inequities that drive it.
#EndSARS, explained.
Stinnette died from his wounds and Williams is recovering in an Illinois hospital. The FBI is investigating.
A Massachusetts state trooper confessed to running background checks for drug dealers. He’s still on the force.
The 20 hours of audio have been made public after a juror requested that AG Daniel Cameron share “the whole truth.”
It’s time to ask why we continue to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on police misconduct lawsuits and billions more on policing that yields poor outcomes.
From revised search warrant protocols to contracting social workers, the policy changes are a start but could go much further.
A police killing in Rochester, New York, has resurfaced questions about the use of force against people with mental illness.
Blake’s shooting has inspired intense protests, a professional sports strike, and fiery rhetoric from President Trump.
More than 80 black people have been killed by police since Breonna Taylor died in March.
This is what a president does when he thinks he can do whatever he wants.
The company removed at least four of these groups and pages after Recode flagged them for posts about shooting BLM protesters.
Channeling Martin Luther King Jr., protesters against police violence are gathering at the Lincoln Memorial Friday.
Police in Wisconsin told armed militia members that “we appreciate you guys.”
The Bucks refused to play in the middle of the NBA playoffs to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
It took his resurfaced racist posts for me to tell my father’s story.
“I’m sorry that the fight for justice and inequality could not be more convenient for political timetables, but it isn’t.”
The length of time is less important than what prosecutors do with it, Wake Forest professor Ronald Wright says.
The South Bend mayor’s platform aims to present a realistic vision for the justice system — and show his commitment to police reform.
A notice of appeal was filed on October 16, but it could be months before her attorneys proceed further.
The killing of Jefferson in her own home marks the latest in a string of incidents that have made black residents wary of local officers.