Masked ICE Agents Are a Danger to Both the Public and Themselves When cops don't look like cops, they run a greater risk their target will fight back. Reason · Jun 13, 2025
Denver Case Highlights the Potentially Deadly Hazards of Police Raids Based on Secondhand Information Michael Mendenhall wants the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that allows home invasions based on nothing but hearsay. Reason · Jun 9, 2025
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Frigid cells, raw sewage in cells, and expressive activity on public beaches. Reason · Jun 6, 2025
Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism In 2020, Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery The Independent UK · May 23, 2025
US Justice Department ends post-George Floyd police reform settlements The Trump administration has also announced it will rescind reports that found patterns of discrimination in policing. Al Jazeera · May 21, 2025
How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of high profile police killings The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
DoJ moves to cancel police reform deals with Minneapolis and Louisville Trump administration seeks to dismiss Biden-era consent decrees reached after deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor The Guardian - US · May 21, 2025
Trump stops civil rights investigations of police in Minneapolis, Louisville and other communities Justice Department pulls lawsuits against police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis, among others The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Kentucky police fatally shoot man while serving warrant at wrong home Doug Harless killed by police officers at home at 511 Vanzant Road despite search warrant intended for 489 Vanzant Road The Guardian - US · Dec 29, 2024
Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor's shooting death by police Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
Louisville Police Reform Agreement Reached After Breonna Taylor Investigation Louisville agrees to police reform after federal probe into rights violations and discrimination. Future of city-Justice Department agreements uncertain. Top News · Dec 12, 2024
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city’s police force after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
Here's where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations The U.S. Justice Department announced this week that an investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols had found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the city's Black residents The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
Black Kentucky cop shot during Breonna Taylor protests sues his P.D. for discrimination Robinson Desroches says officers ‘who discuss race or criticize their experience related to race are vilified as betraying ‘the thin blue line’ The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024
The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2024 Amy Sherald: ‘Sublimity in Black life can be seen in our ability to persist’ The portraitist, known for her paintings of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, is bringing her first major museum survey to San Francisco and then New York City
Reason · Nov 6, 2024 Nearly Five Years After Breonna Taylor's Death, Justice Remains Elusive A long-delayed conviction illustrates the difficulty of holding cops accountable for abusing their powers.
Reason · Nov 4, 2024 Cop Who Fired Blindly Into Breonna Taylor's Home Is Convicted of Violating Her Constitutional Rights Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison is one of four officers who faced federal charges after a deadly 2020 drug raid.
Top News · Nov 2, 2024 Former Kentucky Police Detective Convicted Of Excessive Force In Raid Former detective convicted for excessive force in Breonna Taylor's death during a drug raid. Jury found him guilty of firing shots into her home, marking t...
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024 Jury clears former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor's neighbors A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky detective of a charge that he violated the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors by using excessive force during a botched drug raid that left Taylor dead
Top News · Oct 30, 2024 Former Louisville Detective Faces Charges In Breonna Taylor Shooting Former detective Brett Hankison faces federal retrial for firing shots into Breonna Taylor's apartment, sparking protests over police brutality.
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024 Former officer's shots were 'like a drive-by shooting' during Breonna Taylor raid, prosecutors say Federal prosecutors say a former Louisville police detective’s actions were like “a drive-by shooting” the night of the deadly Breonna Taylor raid
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Ex-officer says he believed police were under fire during deadly Breonna Taylor raid Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison has testified to a federal jury that he felt the percussion of a gunshot the night of the raid that killed Breonna Taylor
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024 Officer who broke down Breonna Taylor's door recalls sound of gunfire in trial's fourth day The Louisville police officer who used a battering ram to smash through Breonna Taylor’s front door testified in federal court Thursday
Top News · Oct 22, 2024 Federal Prosecutors Seek Conviction In Breonna Taylor Shooting Case Federal trial of Brett Hankison for endangering lives in Breonna Taylor's death during a police raid. Witness testimonies highlight the importance of safet...
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024 Prosecutors: Ex-officer's gunshots put people in danger the night of deadly Breonna Taylor raid Attorneys gave opening statements in a federal retrial of Brett Hankison