Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges against a former Kentucky police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.
The Perfect Victim: Why were people like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor vilified following their killings?
When someone is the victim of a crime, should their past or present unrelated circumstances determine how we react to their death? Do we have less empathy for those whose lifestyles donโt look like ours?
Louisville police use excessive force, invalid warrants and discriminatory stops, DOJ review finds
The Louisville Metro Police Department and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional behavior by routinely using excessive force, conducting searches based on invalid warrants and unlawfully discriminating against Black people in enforcement activities, a wide-ranging federal investigation found.
Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says the early work of the Justice Departmentโs Civil Rights Division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and the division's work remains urgent 65 years later amid a surge of hate crimes.
Interior Dept. to require body cams for law enforcement
The U.S. Interior Department has launched a set of new policies that would require thousands of law enforcement officers to wear body cameras, ensures the release of footage in some critical incidents and restricts the use of so-called no-knock warrants.
Travis McMichael sentenced to life in prison for federal hate crimes in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arberyโs fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood have been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
Gag order, diversity discussed at Astroworld court hearing
During a court hearing on lawsuits filed after last yearโs deadly Astroworld music festival, issues related to media publicity and a gag order as well as a concern over a lack diversity among attorneys representing those killed or injured were discussed.
Justice Dept. curtails agents' use of 'no-knock' warrants
The Justice Department is curtailing federal agentsโ use of โno-knockโ warrants โ which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence โ and would also prohibit its agents from using chokeholds in most circumstances.
Widely debated cases help spark federal Phoenix police probe
The attorney for the family of a homeless Black Muslim man who died while being restrained by officers says his case may have helped prompt the U.S. Justice Department this week to launch a widespread civil rights probe into the Phoenix police force.
Justice Dept. refocuses long-standing anti-violence program
The Justice Department is refocusing a long-standing violent crime initiative amid a string of violence and mass shootings across the U.S. that includes embedding federal agents with local homicide investigators and sweeps to arrest wanted fugitives with a significant history of violence.
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
The conviction of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd's neck with his knee was already drawing renewed attention to the legal fight in the death of another Black American, Pamela Turner.