A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Monday against city officials and police in Rochester, New York, alleging decades of “inhumane” and racist police violence against protesters and residents. The lawsuit comes …
Read More »Cher apologizes for George Floyd’s tweets that sparked criticism
Cher says she is “really sorry” after claiming that she could have prevented George Floyd’s death, and was accused of having a “white savior” complex. The 74-year-old singer admitted that she realized …
Read More »Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate admits cops don’t know if Donovon Lynch, shot by an officer, was armed
As questions swirled Saturday about the police shooting of a 25-year-old black man during multiple chaotic shootings in Virginia Beach, the city’s police chief, Paul Neudigate, admitted to reporters Saturday night that …
Read More »Derek Chauvin’s lawyers ask jury to see evidence of George Floyd’s arrest in 2019
Defense attorneys for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are asking the jury in his trial in George Floyd’s death to see evidence of Floyd’s arrest in 2019. Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s lead …
Read More »Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend sues Louisville police over fatal raid
Kenneth walker, who was Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, filed a federal lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the officers involved in the execution of the court order that resulted in …
Read More »Derek Chauvin Judge moves forward with the jury selection. Prosecutors are scared.
Jury selection began Tuesday at Derek Chauvin’s high-profile trial, despite an ongoing legal dispute over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer. Hennepin County Judge …
Read More »Ahmaud Arbery’s Estate Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Georgia County Police Officers
Ahmaud Arbery’s estate filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Georgia county where he was killed and a host of law enforcement officers there on Tuesday, the first anniversary of his murder. …
Read More »Rochester Body-Cam footage shows a police officer telling a 9-year-old pepper-sprayed black girl, ‘You did it to yourself, honey.’
A new video posted in Rochester, New York, shows a 9-year-old black girl waiting in handcuffs in agony for 16 minutes in the back seat of a police car after being pepper-sprayed …
Read More »Judge rejects new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A judge on Thursday rejected prosecutors’ request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people during a protest of police …
Read More »The judge next week set bail hearing for Kyle Rittenhouse
Madison, Wis. (AP) – A judge will hold a hearing next week to arrest or raise an 18-year-old man from Illinois accused of opening fire during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin …
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