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New York City Faces Losing Control of Rikers Island as Jail Fails to Meet Improvement Benchmarks Agreed to in Consent Decree

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|Date: September 02, 2023
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New York City Faces Losing Control of Rikers Island as Jail Fails to Meet Improvement Benchmarks Agreed to in Consent Decree

By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY - Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when Judg ...

By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY - Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when Judge Laura Taylor Swain, of the Federal District Court in Manhattan, began the process of potentia ...

September 02, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

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|Date: August 22, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Huma ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Vision for Justice 2020 focused on core principles of decarceration, police refo ...

August 22, 2022
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death

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|Date: August 08, 2022
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death

By Tori Gacutan WASHINGTON, DC – The four officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have been ch ...

By Tori Gacutan WASHINGTON, DC – The four officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have been charged with federal crimes by the U.S. Dept. of Justice. On March 13, 2020, police officers shot ...

August 08, 2022
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Louisville Police Might Be Withholding Body Cam Footage from Breonna Taylor’s Shooting

Posted by Benjamin Porter
|Date: July 20, 2021
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Louisville Police Might Be Withholding Body Cam Footage from Breonna Taylor’s Shooting

By Benjamin Porter and Cassie Larson LOUISVILLE, KY - A new lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Breo ...

By Benjamin Porter and Cassie Larson LOUISVILLE, KY - A new lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Breonna Taylor alleges that the Louisville Metro Police Department might have lied and misled regar ...

July 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police

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|Date: May 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police

Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip l ...

Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear. By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. Obrien, and Martiza Perez You’v ...

May 13, 2021
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DOJ Opens Investigation of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department

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|Date: April 27, 2021
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DOJ Opens Investigation of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department

By William McCurry LOUISVILLE, KY- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday that the Departme ...

By William McCurry LOUISVILLE, KY- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday that the Department of Justice has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Louisville/Jefferson Coun ...

April 27, 2021
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Arizona OK’s ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’ Law Banning No-Knock Warrants, and More

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|Date: February 04, 2021
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Arizona OK’s ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’ Law Banning No-Knock Warrants, and More

By Tanya Decendario PHOENIX - This week, Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez initiated Arizona’s version of ...

By Tanya Decendario PHOENIX - This week, Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez initiated Arizona’s version of the “Justice for Breonna Taylor” Law, a bill prohibiting law enforcement from using no-knock w ...

February 04, 2021
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Citizens, Including 3 Grand Jurors in Breonna Taylor Case, Want to Impeach Kentucky AG

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2021
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Citizens, Including 3 Grand Jurors in Breonna Taylor Case, Want to Impeach Kentucky AG

By Zahra Abbas KENTUCKY – State Attorney General Daniel Cameron is the subject of a petition to the Kentu ...

By Zahra Abbas KENTUCKY – State Attorney General Daniel Cameron is the subject of a petition to the Kentucky Legislature calling for his impeachment - three grand jurors involved in the Breonna Taylor ...

January 25, 2021
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Updated: Officer Responsible for Search Warrant of Breonna Taylor’s Home Terminated

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|Date: December 30, 2020
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Updated: Officer Responsible for Search Warrant of Breonna Taylor’s Home Terminated

By Kalani E. Gaines LOUISVILLE, KY – Another officer involved in the case of Breonna Taylor’s police kill ...

By Kalani E. Gaines LOUISVILLE, KY – Another officer involved in the case of Breonna Taylor’s police killing in March of 2020 is being disciplined for incompetence during the botched raid of her home. ...

December 30, 2020
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Denver Independent Monitor Releases Review Critical of Police Response to George Floyd Protests

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|Date: December 28, 2020
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Denver Independent Monitor Releases Review Critical of Police Response to George Floyd Protests

By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen, and Lauren Smith DENVER – The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis p ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen, and Lauren Smith DENVER – The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, followed by the murder of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police on March 13, gar ...

December 28, 2020
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Anonymous Grand Juror Reveals Homicide Charges Never Presented in Breonna Taylor Case

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|Date: October 22, 2020
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Anonymous Grand Juror Reveals Homicide Charges Never Presented in Breonna Taylor Case

By Nina Hall LOUISVILLE, KY – An anonymous grand juror in Breonna Taylor’s case wrote, “The grand jury di ...

By Nina Hall LOUISVILLE, KY – An anonymous grand juror in Breonna Taylor’s case wrote, “The grand jury did not have homicide offenses explained to them” this week, just hours after Judge Annie O'Conne ...

October 22, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Failures of Grand Jury Process Evident in Breonna Taylor Case

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|Date: October 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Failures of Grand Jury Process Evident in Breonna Taylor Case

Process originally meant to be 'bulwark ... between the ordinary citizen and an overzealous prosecutor' h ...

Process originally meant to be 'bulwark ... between the ordinary citizen and an overzealous prosecutor' has turned one-sided and is in dire need of transparency, reform by Miriam Aroni Krinsky The Bre ...

October 19, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 82 – Andrew Warren, Florida State Attorney, Hillsborough County

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|Date: October 15, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 82 – Andrew Warren, Florida State Attorney, Hillsborough County

Andrew Warren was a federal prosecutor who ran for Florida State Attorney in Hillsborough County (Tampa) ...

Andrew Warren was a federal prosecutor who ran for Florida State Attorney in Hillsborough County (Tampa) in 2016 and is now running for reelection. He ran as a reformer. Listen as he discusses issues ...

October 15, 2020
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Student Opinion: The Justice System Fails Black People Again: The Breonna Taylor Case

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: October 06, 2020
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Student Opinion: The Justice System Fails Black People Again: The Breonna Taylor Case

By Sabrina Williams “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”- Martin Luther King Jr. On S ...

By Sabrina Williams “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”- Martin Luther King Jr. On Sept. 23, protestors from across the world waited for the verdict on the death of 26-year-old Br ...

October 06, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 77: Senator Bradford Pushes Police Decertification

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|Date: September 29, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 77: Senator Bradford Pushes Police Decertification

In the wake of George Floyd's killing, California legislators put forward a number of police reforms - ma ...

In the wake of George Floyd's killing, California legislators put forward a number of police reforms - many of which died prior to getting to a vote. One of those was Senator Bradford's SB 731 which w ...

September 29, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: We Need to Re-Imagine How We Interact with Mental Health Crises

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 27, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: We Need to Re-Imagine How We Interact with Mental Health Crises

By David M. Greenwald We hear the term defund the police. It is easy to mistake it for another concept—a ...

By David M. Greenwald We hear the term defund the police. It is easy to mistake it for another concept—abolish the police. But it’s not, and that’s part of the problem. Perhaps a better way to thin ...

September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

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|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. T ...

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. The most growth and change for children often happens over summer. This year we have the call to ...

September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Kentucky’s AG Refuses to Answer Key Questions About the Breonna Taylor Shooting

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|Date: September 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Kentucky’s AG Refuses to Answer Key Questions About the Breonna Taylor Shooting

By Roula Allouch and Edward Ahmen Mitchell What was the demographic make-up of the grand jury that decide ...

By Roula Allouch and Edward Ahmen Mitchell What was the demographic make-up of the grand jury that decided not to indict any police officers for killing Breonna Taylor? Did Kentucky prosecutors encour ...

September 26, 2020
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Commentary: No Justice – No Peace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2020
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Commentary: No Justice – No Peace

By David M. Greenwald The Breonna Taylor case is not a clean case. Not like George Floyd where the police ...

By David M. Greenwald The Breonna Taylor case is not a clean case. Not like George Floyd where the police officer, no matter what led up to the arrest, clearly mishandled the incident that led to Geor ...

September 24, 2020
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Grand Jury Indicts One Officer – Not For Murder – in Breonna Taylor Killing (updated)

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 23, 2020
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Grand Jury Indicts One Officer – Not For Murder – in Breonna Taylor Killing (updated)

By Peter J. Williams LOUISVILLE ー With protesters already gathered in downtown Louisville, Attorney Gener ...

By Peter J. Williams LOUISVILLE ー With protesters already gathered in downtown Louisville, Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Wednesday the much anticipated findings of the Grand Jury investiga ...

September 23, 2020
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