Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Sep 23, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Charging Decision
NEW YORK — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron today charged former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison with three counts of wanton endangerment of the first degree. Ch...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 23, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Kentucky: Commonwealth of Kentucky Denies Justice for Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today that LMPD Detective Brett Hankison has been charged with three counts of First-Degree Wanton Endangerment for sh...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 18, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana Condemns Apparent Cover-Up of Killing of Black Motorist by LSP
NEW ORLEANS – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana today condemned an apparent cover-up by the Louisiana State Police regarding the death of Ronald Greene, who died after a struggle with police...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 16, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia Urges the Attorney General to Provide the Glynn County Community with an Update on the Investigation of Gross Mishandling of the Ahmaud Arbery Murder
ATLANTA — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia urges the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia to provide the Glynn County community with an update on the ongoing investigation surrounding th...
Sep 16, 2020
Federal Judge Approves Settlement in ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s Fourth Amendment Challenge to S.D. Law Enforcement Practice of Forced Catheterizations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange has approved a settlement in a case that says South Dakota law enforcement’s practice of using forced catheterizations to ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 15, 2020
Local and National Groups File Amended Lawsuit Demanding Immediate Relief for Horrid Conditions in Shelby County Jail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Tennessee; the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Foundation; Just City; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and at...
Court case: Busby v. Bonner
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