Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice will open an investigation into the Louisville Police Department and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government over issues involving use of force, discriminatory policing and more. The decision, announced Monday, April 26th, comes just days after the DOJ announced a similar …
Read More »Donald Trump's Executive Order on Protests Calls for Harsh Prosecution of … Donald Trump
Donald Trump‘s summertime push for “law and order” could come back to haunt him this winter after the storming of the U.S. Capitol. In his authoritarian response to protests against white supremacy that swept the nation after the homicide of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Trump signed an executive order …
Read More »Music Industry Supports Justice in Policing Act in Open Letter
Members of the music and entertainment industries have released an open letter to Congress calling for major police reforms and voicing support for the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 in the House of Representatives. The letter’s signees include more than 450 artists and actors — including high-profile names such …
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