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Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration, according to two memos obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. ...
Ahmaud Arbery's killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Barely an hour after his son killed Ahmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their neighborhood, Greg McMichael made a call for help to his former boss, the area's chief state prosecutor. “My son and I have been involved in a shooting, and I...
Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd's murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police...
DOJ finds Oklahoma City police discriminate against people with behavioral disabilities
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City and its police department have discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday after releasing the latest in a series of investigations into state and local law enforcement agencies. In...
The family of a teenager fatally shot by police during a no-knock raid sues Alabama city
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile, alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.” Randall...
