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Family of Minnesota man shot to death by state trooper in traffic stop files civil rights lawsuit
Seattle Times· 1 hour agoLondregan, a white officer, was already facing murder charges for killing Cobb, a Black man, in what...
‘Tough-on-crime’ policies are back in some places that had reimagined criminal justice
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFueled by public outrage over the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and...
City Council committee OKs $750K settlement stemming from George Floyd protest
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoBrendan Reilly (42nd) said he’s concerned paying a settlement to Bryan Mejia, who suffered a...
Morning Joe disgusted by Tom Cotton for advocating torture and murder of protesters
The Raw Story· 1 day agoMSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) for calling for vigilante violence and...
This Prosecutor Pledged to Change George Floyd’s City. Her Critics Are Circling.
New York Times· 3 days agoMary Moriarty, a former public defender, became Minneapolis’s top prosecutor last year after...
Can school resource officers make schools safer?
MPR News· 2 days agoMinnesota communities have spent the last few years debating the role of police in schools. In 2020 after the murder of George
George Gascón Stumbled in Primary — But That Doesn’t Mean Nathan Hochman Is L.A.’s Next DA
Los Angeles Magazine· 3 days agoWhen the Los Angeles County District Attorney primary election was certified on March 29, the impact...
Council punts on migrant funding, $1.25 billion bond issue
Chicago Sun-Times· 1 hour agoTwo of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most powerful allies on Wednesday used a parliamentary maneuver to defer consideration of two controversial and costly items with heavy potential to impact city ...
Ricky Cobb's family files federal lawsuit against State Troopers Ryan Londregan and Brett Seide
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 3 hours agoThe family of Ricky Cobb II, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop in 2023, announced on...
New book looks at Des Moines police response to 2020 protests, asks for better relationship
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTitled "The People's History: Volume 1," the study released last month as a free online book...