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Apr 20, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd. The following statement can be attributed to J...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 20, 2021
NYCLU Sues Buffalo Police Department for Withholding Misconduct Records
Lawsuit challenges BPD’s unlawful retention of misconduct records following the repeal of 50-a
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 19, 2021
Statement from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Kentucky Executive Director Michael Aldridge Regarding Excessive Use of Force by Louisville Metro Police Department Officer
Statement from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Kentucky Executive Director Michael Aldridge Regarding Excessive Use of Force by Louisville Metro Police Department Officer: “The latest instance of unnece...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 19, 2021
New Law Puts Washington at Forefront in Protecting Youth Rights 
Police officers must connect youth who are taken into custody with an attorney before conducting an interrogation or asking them to consent to a search, thanks to a new law that pu...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 16, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Minnesota: Judge Issues Order Halting Police Attacks on Journalists
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge ruled Friday evening that state law enforcement cannot attack or arrest journalists for covering the current protests. U.S. District Judge Wi...
Apr 14, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Maryland Comment on Former Maryland Medical Examiner Defending Police Killings of George Floyd, Anton Black
GREENSBORO, Md. – One of the witnesses for Derek Chauvin defending him in his murder trial in the killing of George Floyd, Dr. David Fowler, is currently being sued by the family...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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