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31 Dec 2021, 4:53 am
Derek Chauvin was convicted by a jury for the murder of George Floyd. [read post]
30 Dec 2021, 9:00 pm
Without doubt, this change in racial justice came about because of a raised consciousness among white Americans about police killing innocent Black citizens. [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 7:52 am
Society makes meaning when it extracts it from the bodies of its members, casting away the remaining physical husks.Derek Chauvin was convicted of three counts, including murder charges, in the death of George Floyd, a Black man whose death last May in police custody was captured on video that went viral and set off a summer of unrest over law enforcement’s treatment of people of color. [read post]
24 Dec 2021, 8:04 am
A year after the police murder of George Floyd, Black-led protests against police violence continue, as does resistance to police departments across the country growing their surveillance toolbelts and unnecessarily amassing troves of personal data. [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 4:51 am
(Introduced) H.R.5717 [116th] Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 (Introduced) H.R.7120 [116th] George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (Passed House) H.R.133 [116th] Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Became Law) Highlights of 2021 Enhancements Here is a selection of highlights from the last year: Appropriations Alert email added to Get Email Alerts and Updates Add to My Calendar from the Committee Schedule Bound Congressional Record available back to… [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 5:30 am
Simpson discharged from his parole two months earlyLouisiana Judge says she was on a sedative when N-word was used in video showing suspect’s captureChauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd's civil rightsProposal to lift gay blood ban submitted to Health CanadaNorth Korea Executes People for Watching K-Pop, Rights Group SaysJudge Rules That Congress Can See Trump’s Tax ReturnsOntario universities moving classes online in January amid surging COVID… [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 3:00 am
The Associated Press reports that Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty this week to a federal criminal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by depriving Floyd of the right to be free from unreasonable seizure and unreasonable use of force as he held his knee on Floyd’s neck while arresting him for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience station. [read post]
15 Dec 2021, 5:01 am
The Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General released on Nov. 16 a report about the department’s preparation for and response to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. [read post]
14 Dec 2021, 5:54 pm
Last month, Justice Charles D. [read post]
14 Dec 2021, 9:58 am
Back home in the U.S. police departments are enduring major budget cuts as part of a leftist movement ignited by George Floyd’s May 2020 death in Minneapolis. [read post]
13 Dec 2021, 10:36 am
The board commended her for “courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice. [read post]
11 Dec 2021, 9:45 am
Following the killing of George Floyd last year, the plaintiffs were among many in Columbus who took part in nationwide protests. [read post]
5 Dec 2021, 9:30 am
Pix Credit Xinhuanet 5 Dec 2021 "（一）制度痼疾积重难返; （二）民主实践乱象丛生; （三）输出所谓民主产生恶果 ((1) The system's chronic defects are difficult to overcome; (2) the practice of democracy is chaotic, and (3) exporting the so-called democracy produces evil… [read post]
4 Dec 2021, 6:20 am
In the context of new public concern about racial justice following George Floyd’s death and the Coronavirus crisis, I argue that Virginia today may finally be ready to finish the work started in 1971. [read post]
30 Nov 2021, 3:44 pm
Cockburn put together a very useful set of recommendations for donations in the wake of the George Floyd protests last year, first on a Twitter thread and then in more detail in a memo to donors that she shared with me last summer. [read post]
26 Nov 2021, 8:00 am
Notable Events of the Week: “Three white men were found guilty of murder and other charges on Wednesday for the pursuit and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, in a case that, together with the killing of George Floyd, helped inspire the racial justice protests of last year. [read post]
24 Nov 2021, 3:31 pm
President Joe Biden made a statement following the verdict, saying that “while the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough. [read post]
24 Nov 2021, 11:03 am
The true measure of justice is not whether there are convictions or acquittals in either of these cases. [read post]
23 Nov 2021, 11:22 am
The Batson test has provided limited protection against discrimination in jury selection, as Justice Thurgood Marshall famously predicted in his Batson concurrence. [read post]
23 Nov 2021, 10:11 am
” And there’s been a huge jump in law school enrollment due to a number of factors including “continuation of what is called ‘the Trump bump’” and “what happened in 2020 — including the police killing of George Floyd and the racial justice movement that arose from it — spurred more applicants, she said, as did the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the confirmation of a controversial successor. [read post]
