Commentary: Not Business As Usual As NBA Players Potentially Stop Their Season in the Wake of the Blake Shooting
By David M. Greenwald It was a moment that had seemed to pass. In the wake of…
Demands for End to Police Violence Deepen after Wisconsin Police Shoot Black Man Point Blank in Back 7 Times while His Children Watch
By Linh Nguyen KENOSHA, WI – Yet another violent police shooting of an unarmed Black man Sunday…
Oakland Releases Report on 2018 Shooting of Joshua Pawlik by Oakland Police, Highly Critical of the Police
by David M. Greenwald In March 2018, Joshua Pawlik, a young man, died “in a hail of…
Philly Shoot-Out Suspect Fit to Be Arraigned after 24 Cops Testify
By Jose Medina and Nick Domenici PHILADELPHIA – On August 14, 2019, there was a standoff between…
Analysis: Vallejo PD Release New Documents and Videos on 2019 Willie McCoy Shooting
By Julietta Bisharyan, Rafiya Naqvi, Nick Domenici, and Madeline Gile VALLEJO – In 2019, Vallejo police fired…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Next Time You Want to Argue It’s Just a Few Bad Apples Look No Further than Vallejo
We hear it all the time, when a police shooting occurs or there’s another incident that cannot…
Did Vallejo Police Union President Destroy Evidence in Monterrosa Killing?
Multiple media reports over the weekend have noted that the president of the Vallejo police union is…
Vallejo Mayoral Candidate Critical of Discarding Evidence in Police Killing
Revelations are flying in Vallejo that police have lost or discarded key evidence. As a result, on…
Pelosi Calls for FBI Investigation into Vallejo Shooting; AG Investigating Destruction of Evidence (Updated)
(Saturday Morning Update) On Friday evening, Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a statement announcing that the California…
Unarmed Man is Shot 18 times, His Unborn Child Also Died, Family is Suing
Oakland – Veteran Civil Rights Attorney John Burris, who has represented such high profile police incidents as…
Vallejo Releases Video Which Does Not Show the Monterrosa Shooting
Bowing to pressure as well as the state law, Vallejo has finally released the video of the…
Arizona Congressional Members Demand Answers to Phoenix Police Killing – Chief Promises Footage Within 14 Days
By Shellsea Lomeli PHOENIX, AZ – Rep. Diego Rodriquez and Sen. Martín Quezada look for answers regarding…
Attorneys for Monterrosa Family Demand Solano DA Prosecute Officer Who Killed the Young Man
Make no mistake, when the video of the shooting death of Sean Monterrosa at the hands of…
Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged with Felony Murder
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider ATLANTA— Garrett Rolfe, the Atlanta police officer placed on administrative leave for shooting and…
Beyoncé’s Letter to Kentucky AG Calls for End to Pattern of Inaction
By Henry Stiepleman FRANKFORT, KY – “Don’t let this case fall into the pattern of no action…
Police Shooting in Vallejo Leads to AG Investigation into Troubled Department
For years civil rights attorney John Burris has been trying to get the California Attorney General’s office…
Guest Commentary: Death in San Leandro
by Pamela Price I live in Oakland California about 3 miles from San Leandro California. San Leandro…
Baltimore Defense Attorneys Claim Surveillance Plane Footage Contradicts Law Enforcement Account of Police Shooting
Jawan Richards was shot by Baltimore police and hit with gun and assault charges stemming from the…
Boudin Clarifies Charging Decision as Use-of-Force Expert Questions Hampton Shooting
c As criticism has rained down on new San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, his office put…
Full Story in Hampton Charging Decision Emerges with Egregious Use of Force and New Charging Policy Aimed at Equity
When Chesa Boudin was elected to San Francisco DA in November, one of his big promises was…