First-Ever Mobile Tiny Home Psychiatric Clinic Opened In Georgia By Black Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Joanne McDougal Patterson has become a pioneer in the mental health care field in Georgia by opening its first tiny home clinic....
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Sep 18, 20231 min read
Christopher Bailey Will Be Paid $4.75 Million By Los Angeles County After 2020 Beating By Police
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors reached a $4.75 million settlement over the excessive use of force against Christopher...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Atlanta Officials Refuse To Process Signatures From "Stop Cop City" Petition Campaign
In Atlanta, activists seeking to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility usually referred to as "Cop City"...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Indianapolis Cop Eric Huxley Sentenced To A Year & Day In Federal Prison For Stomping Handcuffed Man
Indianapolis judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said that police officer Eric Huxley enacted "senseless brutality" before sentencing him to a year...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Windsor, Virginia Reaches Settlement Over Controversial Traffic Stop Of Black & Latino Army Officer
The police department of Windsor, Virginia reached a settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general after a...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Motion-Activated Street Cameras Raise Concerns About Unauthorized Misuse By Police
There are growing concerns about Flock Safety, a company providing motion-activated cameras for law enforcement agencies. These cameras...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Jesse Johnson Gets 1998 Death Sentence Reversed By Oregon Court of Appeals
Sentenced to death for a 1998 murder, Jesse Johnson consistently maintained his innocence for decades and was set free after the Marion...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Family of Antonio Ibañez Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit In Montclair, California
The family of Antonio Ibañez filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Montclair and its police department. Ibañez was killed by...
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wants Controversial Classic Learning Test To Compete Against SAT
Florida’s public university system which includes University of Florida and Florida State University is set to be the first state system...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Chicago Taxpayers Have Paid $153 Million In Wrongful Conviction Costs From 2019 to 2023
Settlements for wrongful conviction lawsuits have placed Chicago taxpayers footing the bill at $153 million, according to evidence...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Family Of Johnny Holloman Wants Officer Who Killed Him With Taser Arrested
The family of Johnny Holloman, a 62-year-old church deacon who died in the custody of Atlanta Police, is calling for the arrest of the...
Sep 13, 20231 min read
The Department of Health and Human Services Looking To Declassify Marijuana To Schedule III Drug
The Department of Health and Human Services has formally recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration ease federal restrictions...
Sep 13, 20231 min read
$500 Million Lawsuit Filed By Benjamin Crump Against Beverly Hills Over Police Racial Profiling
Attorneys Benjamin Crump and Bradley Gage have filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit against the city of Beverly Hills over alleged...
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Video Shows Seattle Police Officer Laughing About A Woman He Struck & Killed In His Patrol Car
In a disturbing bodycam video, a Seattle police officer, identified as Daniel Auderer, laughed and made inappropriate comments about the...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Former Memphis Police Officers Charged For Death of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in the deadly beating of 29-year-old...
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Leonard Mack Exonerated After 5 Decades Through DNA Testing Following Wrongful Convicted Of Rape
A New York judge has overturned the wrongful conviction of Leonard Mack who had been serving time for five decades in Greenburg following...
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Louisiana Will Stop Housing Juvenile Offenders In Angola’s Former Death Row Cell Block
The ongoing legal battle over the fate of juvenile inmates held in Angola prison has come to an end with Judge Shelly Dick ruling in...
Sep 12, 20232 min read
A Center Dedicated To The Surveillance of AI Technology Hopes To Detect Hate Speech
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights (LCCHR), a longstanding and influential civil rights coalition, is spearheading an...
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Michigan Appeals Court Decides If Christopher Schurr Will Be Charged For Murdering Patrick Lyoya
A Michigan appeals court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding whether former police officer Christopher Schurr should stand trial on a...
Sep 11, 20231 min read
North Hollywood Print Shop Owner Can't Get Compensation For SWAT Raid That Destroyed His Business
Carlos Pena, the NoHo Printing & Graphics owner, was confronted by U.S. Marshals with guns pointed at him last August. Before he could...
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