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Editorial: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of man who killed protester undermines trust in the...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTexas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a convicted murderer of a Black Lives Matter protester injects a...
LZ Granderson: Whose lives matter to Texas' governor? Now we know.
Greensboro News & Record· 5 days agoThis is a tale of two pardons in Texas. The first was requested for George Floyd, the Black man...
Colorado DA races a bellwether on justice reform | George Brauchler
Colorado Springs Gazette· 17 hours agoBecause Colorado is the only state in the U.S. that term-limits its district attorneys Colorado saw more than half its DAs replaced four years ago. Nationwide, in the aftermath of George ...
Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman’s neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoPatty Day, then employed by the Public Works Department, wants over $9 million in damages for her...
Editorial: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of man who killed protester undermines trust in the...
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoThe American criminal justice system is decidedly imperfect. Its goal is to absolve the innocent and...
Paused for 2 years, will wiping clean some criminal records resume in North Carolina?
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHistory of NC Second Chance Act In 2020, a law known as “Second...Act” passed amid a bipartisan...
‘The Minneapolis Reckoning:’ New book traces the city’s journey to the brink of police reform
MPR News· 5 days agoFour years ago this week, a movement to defund and abolish the Minneapolis Police Department ignited...
How to Criminalize a Protest
New York Magazine· 5 days agoIn 2018, Tiffany Roberts, a 42-year-old lawyer, joined the Southern Center for Human Rights, a venerable civil-rights organization based in Atlanta....
KARE 11 Investigates: Woman files new excessive force claim against Derek Chauvin
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 5 days agoA new lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday accuses former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...
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Los Angeles Times· 15 hours agoCookies are enjoying a renaissance in Los Angeles. Bustling lines are expected at James...