Civil Rights Movements & the Law

Lexipol LLC, a consulting firm that drafts policies for thousands of police departments, is behind an “aggressive” effort to stiffen police resistance to reform, say two University of California law professors.

The plaintiffs say cyanide gas executions are unconstitutional and bring back horrendous memories of the Holocaust.

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State and local policing budgets have kept a consistent share of public budgets by percentage, but the dollar amounts have grown since 1977.

Debtors’ prison might sound arcane. But this comic explains how it exists under a certain guise in America today.

Court records in an arson case show that Google gave away data on people who searched for a specific address.

At the request of the local prosecutor, a judge on Monday dismissed the charges and convictions against the Groveland Four: Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin.

The extrajudicial killings of black people must stop.

In June, Democrats passed a measure to limit qualified immunity, with support from moderates who’ve since spoken out against the “defund” message.

The long-term goal is fundamentally to reimagine how the state serves its citizens in the project of public safety.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C., government has struck a deal with the U.S. Marshals Service to improve the situation at the city's main jail after it came under criticism and the Justice Department announced that 400 federal prisoners would be transferred out because of substandard conditions.

A Sergeant of the Beverly Hills Police Department tries to avoid video posts by playing copyrighted music. Discover more about his move here.

The Intercept mapped climate risks for 6,500 detention facilities. In some already miserable places, the suffering is set to intensify.

The Intercept mapped climate crisis risks for over 6,500 detention facilities in the U.S.

Three people filed the lawsuit against the city on Tuesday.

The Chicago Police Department has taken steps to end the 15-year ordeal of a man who alleges he has been detained more than 60 times on the belief he was the man named in a southern Illinois arrest warrant, a lawyer for city said Monday.

Wesley Bell’s decision not to charge the officer who killed Michael Brown exposes the limits of the movement to elect reform prosecutors.

Black lawmakers are teaming up with Black law enforcement agents to try to eliminate white supremacy from police departments across the country. On

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The first Black police chief in Waterloo, Iowa, is facing intense opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform the department, including the removal of its longtime insignia that resembles a Ku Klux Klan dragon.

Bard College, a private liberal arts college, is geared towards students interested in advocacy and will allow former inmates to enroll in the Bard Prison Initiative to pursue higher education.

Defense attorneys for eight of 19 indicted APD officers say they were following orders when they used force against 2020 protesters. So far, there are 14 lawsuits against the city for injuries suffered during those confrontations.

The rule allows Tucson police to arrest those who refuse to stay outside crime scene boundaries while filming officers.

Some of the country's top CEOs and tech executives shared their reactions to the Derek Chauvin verdict on Twitter, Facebook and in letters to employees.

As the pandemic worsened inside federal prisons, officials granted fewer releases.

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Illegal discrimination in jury selection.

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