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Nov 09, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Responds to Jeff Sessions’ Move to End Accountability for Unconstitutional Policing
WASHINGTON — In his final major move as attorney general, Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum significantly restricting the Department of Justice’s ability to hold local law enfo...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Oct 04, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues San Francisco Police Department for Unconstitutionally Targeting Black People for Arrest
SAN FRANCISCO – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern California, and the law firm Durie Tangri LLP, filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco for its ...
Aug 09, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-TN Statement on Release of Video of Daniel Hambrick Shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On the evening of July 26, a Metro Nashville police officer fatally shot Nashville resident Daniel Hambrick. The 25-year-old officer, Andrew Delke, was white a...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jul 10, 2018
Milwaukee Common Council Approves Historic Settlement with ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, with Sweeping Police Reforms to End Unconstitutional Stops and Frisks of Black and Latinx People
Agreement Would Require Milwaukee to Overhaul Police Department Policies, Training, Supervision, Accountability, and Community Engagement
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jun 27, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-PA Statement on Criminal Homicide Charges against East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld, who Fatally Shot Antwon Rose Jr.
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Allegheny County District Attorney charged East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld with criminal homicide on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of ...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 10, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Call for Congressional Action on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congres...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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