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Nevada School District Refuses to Release Bodycam Footage of Student Bashing Incident

Posted by Michael McCutcheon
|Date: March 27, 2023
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Nevada School District Refuses to Release Bodycam Footage of Student Bashing Incident

By Michael McCutcheon LAS VEGAS, NV - A Clark County School District (CCSD) police officer was caught on ...

By Michael McCutcheon LAS VEGAS, NV - A Clark County School District (CCSD) police officer was caught on video slamming a Durango High School student to the ground in early February—now, more than a m ...

March 27, 2023
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After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: March 20, 2023
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After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN - The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil ri ...

By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN - The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil rights and personal injury attorney, Ben Crump, along with his co-counsel Jake Brown and Brice Ti ...

March 20, 2023
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Civil Rights Attorney Asks Court to Overrule Coroner Report, Charges New Evidence in Angelo Quinto Death Caused by Antioch Police

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: March 20, 2023
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Civil Rights Attorney Asks Court to Overrule Coroner Report, Charges New Evidence in Angelo Quinto Death Caused by Antioch Police

By Rena Abdusalam OAKLAND, CA - A filing of a petition for Writ of Mandate against the County of Contra ...

By Rena Abdusalam OAKLAND, CA - A filing of a petition for Writ of Mandate against the County of Contra Costa and the County’s Coroner's Office was announced Friday by civil rights attorney John Burr ...

March 20, 2023
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President Biden Remembers Police Beatings of Civil Rights Activists on 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Posted by Kaylee Pearlman
|Date: March 08, 2023
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President Biden Remembers Police Beatings of Civil Rights Activists on 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

By Kaylee Pearlman SELMA, ALABAMA - President Biden delivered a speech Sunday commemorating the 58th ann ...

By Kaylee Pearlman SELMA, ALABAMA - President Biden delivered a speech Sunday commemorating the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 when hundreds of unarmed civilians in a civil righ ...

March 08, 2023
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LA District Attorney Announces Former CHP Officer Arrested for ‘Punching’ Woman Driver

Posted by Ruby Mota-Garcia
|Date: March 02, 2023
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LA District Attorney Announces Former CHP Officer Arrested for ‘Punching’ Woman Driver

By Ruby Mota-Garcia LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Tuesday shared Lo ...

By Ruby Mota-Garcia LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Tuesday shared Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's announcement that retired California Highway ...

March 02, 2023
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Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 28, 2023
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Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive

By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA - The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil ...

By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA - The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil rights of those who live in our most vulnerable are not mutually exclusive,” according to Kami ...

February 28, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: February 26, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 202 ...

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was murdered after being stopped at a traffic light by five former Memphis poli ...

February 26, 2023
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Peru Plunged into Chaos as Protests Sweep the Nation

Posted by Cooper Dutton
|Date: February 22, 2023
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Peru Plunged into Chaos as Protests Sweep the Nation

By: Cooper Dutton LIMA, PERU—At least 50 Peruvians were injured after police clashed with protesters in a ...

By: Cooper Dutton LIMA, PERU—At least 50 Peruvians were injured after police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that have spread across the country. In the capital city ...

February 22, 2023
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St. Paul Mayor, Officials Largely Defend Killing of 65-Year-Old Man – One Councilperson Has Sharp Questions after Recently Released Body Cam Footage of Deadly Shooting

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: February 22, 2023
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St. Paul Mayor, Officials Largely Defend Killing of 65-Year-Old Man – One Councilperson Has Sharp Questions after Recently Released Body Cam Footage of Deadly Shooting

By Kimberly Torres ST. PAUL, MINN - After the release of body camera footage, officials here largely def ...

By Kimberly Torres ST. PAUL, MINN - After the release of body camera footage, officials here largely defended the killing of a 65-year-old man this week by a St. Paul police officer. According to cov ...

February 22, 2023
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Lawsuit Filed, Officer Arrested after Unarmed Black Man Shot and Killed in Louisiana

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: February 20, 2023
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Lawsuit Filed, Officer Arrested after Unarmed Black Man Shot and Killed in Louisiana

By Amy Berberyan SHREVEPORT, LA - A family here has filed a lawsuit in a case after Alonzo Bagley, who wa ...

By Amy Berberyan SHREVEPORT, LA - A family here has filed a lawsuit in a case after Alonzo Bagley, who was unarmed, was shot and killed earlier this month by Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler, ...

February 20, 2023
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Tyre Nichols’ Mother ‘Nightmare’ Continues after Officers Plead Not Guilty

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: February 20, 2023
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Tyre Nichols’ Mother ‘Nightmare’ Continues after Officers Plead Not Guilty

By Perla Brito and Julie McCaffrey MEMPHIS, TN - Tyre Nichols' family and its attorney, Ben Crump, said ...

By Perla Brito and Julie McCaffrey MEMPHIS, TN - Tyre Nichols' family and its attorney, Ben Crump, said Friday their “nightmare” continues, after five former Memphis police officers plead not guilty ...

February 20, 2023
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Memphis Police Officer Facing Penalty Up to 10 Years in Prison for Abusing Power and Violently Assaulting Man

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 16, 2023
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Memphis Police Officer Facing Penalty Up to 10 Years in Prison for Abusing Power and Violently Assaulting Man

By Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police Officer Armando Bustamante is facing up to 10 years in p ...

By Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police Officer Armando Bustamante is facing up to 10 years in prison for allegedly violently assaulting a man, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. While ...

February 16, 2023
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Mother of Police Shooting Victim Feels Ignored by SF District Attorney, Doesn’t Know If Police Officer Will Be Prosecuted

Posted by Gracyann Joslin
|Date: February 13, 2023
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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 speaking out, notin ...

By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The mother of a victim of a police shooting is speaking out, noting she does not know if San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is going to pursue charge ...

February 13, 2023
| by Gracyann Joslin

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TEEN VOGUE Comment: Racism of Police Transcends Race of Individual Officers

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 08, 2023
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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 is not ...

By Jariah Moore MEMPHIS, TN - The fundamental racism and violence of the police as an institution is not erased based on the race of individual police officers, argues Olayemi Olurin, a movement lawye ...

February 08, 2023
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In Wake of Tyre Nichols’ Death, Professor Charges ‘Truth Is Out There…Body Cameras Are Not Going to Save Americans’ from Police

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: February 05, 2023
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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 Nichols incide ...

By Daphne Ho and Ramneet Singh BROOKLYN, NY - Following release of the footage of the Tyre Nichols incident, a Brooklyn College professor charged in an opinion piece that body cameras and other police ...

February 05, 2023
| by Ramneet Singh

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Family Sues, Seeks Justice for Man Shot in Back and Killed by Culver City Police

Posted by Alyssa Eng
|Date: February 05, 2023
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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 family of Guiller ...

By Alyssa Eng CULVER CITY, CA – A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed this week by the family of Guillermo Medina alleges Culver City police officers shot an unarmed, mentally ill man in the back and ...

February 05, 2023
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At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform

Posted by Michael Apfel
|Date: February 03, 2023
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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 behal ...

By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on behalf of the White House at the funeral of Tyre Nichols who died in early January after he was beat ...

February 03, 2023
| by Michael Apfel

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Equal Justice Initiative Argues after Tyre Nichols Killing It’s Time to Seriously Reconsider Eliminating Police Qualified Immunity

Posted by Brinda Kalita
|Date: February 03, 2023
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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 Barrier ...

By Brinda Kalita and Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN -Equal Justice Initiative argues in “Eliminating Barriers to Police Accountability after the death of Tyre Nichols,” the “needless death of Tyre Nichol ...

February 03, 2023
| by Brinda Kalita

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2 More Memphis Officers Suspended, 3 Emergency Responders Fired in Beating Death of Tyre Nichols – Family Lawyers Comment

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 31, 2023
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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 ...

By Kaylee Pearlman MEMPHIS, TN- Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represent the family of Tyre Nichols who was shown beaten to death on graphic body cam footage Friday, Monday commented ...

January 31, 2023
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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ACLU Decries Police Killing of Tyre Nichols, ‘Trauma’ that ‘Falls Disproportionately and Repeatedly on Communities of Color’

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: January 28, 2023
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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 ...

By Rena Abdusalam MEMPHIS, TN - Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second degree murder and other indictments, including kidnapping, for their responsibility in the death of Bl ...

January 28, 2023
| by Rena Abdusalam

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