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Death of Frank Tyson, Ohio man who told police 'I can't breathe' has echoes of George Floyd
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCANTON, Ohio ‒ Newly released body camera footage shows the arrest of an Ohio man who died during a...
Police officers, guns and community collide: How the Charlotte shooting happened
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNationally, a larger tide of incidents of police brutality in recent years gave rise to the advocacy...
Restorative justice often leads to better outcomes for victims and offenders, experts say
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs an alternative to criminal prosecution that focuses on reducing harm and repairing relationships...
Campus protests across the US result in arrests by the hundreds. But will the charges stick?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRichard Serafini, a South Florida criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor at the Manhattan...
People can't be detained just for trying to avoid police, California Supreme Court says
New Hampshire Union Leader· 18 hours agoPolice officers cannot detain someone on the street just because that person tries to avoid contact...
College Crackdown Shines Spotlight on Violent Cops — Yet Again
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTo students and the public, Emory police have held themselves out as a paragon of post-George Floyd...
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Reason.com· 2 days agoPlease enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. Dissent 2 of 3 (Wilkinson, J.): "I suppose that one day we shall ...
Who were the ‘outsiders’ at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall?
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRoughly 30% of those arrested at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall had no affiliation with the...
New York City mayor continues to blame outside agitators for Columbia unrest, but offers little...
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe NYPD’s rhetorical tactic is not new. The department often seeks to highlight the role of outside forces in mass movements, such as the racial justice protests in the wake of the murder of ...
'My heart was broken.' Residents blast Canton police over Frank Tyson's arrest death
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThursday at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. Last week, an attorney representing Tyson's...