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Prohibited From Holding Police Officer to Account, Federal Judge Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn 'Qualified Immunity'

"Police Shouldn't Be in Schools": Omar, Pressley, Warren, and Murphy Introduce Bill to End Federal Funding for Officers on Campus

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"Schools should be places of learning, not law enforcement."

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'The Withdraw Is Conditional': After Oregon Governor Says Federal Agents Are Leaving Portland on Thursday, DHS, White House Say Not Yet

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"The federal occupation of our community has brought a new kind of fear to our...

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'This Is How It's Done': Must-Watch TV as Jayapal Tears Into William Barr at Judiciary Hearing

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"Mr. Barr... I'm starting to lose my temper."

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'Unacceptable, Un-American, and Unconstitutional': Six Mayors Demand Congress Block Federal Agents From US Cities

'Disturbing—and Dangerous': Journalists Denounce Judge's Order for Outlets to Turn Over Protest Footage to Seattle Police

300+ Law Professors Agree: Congress Should 'Pass a Bill Tomorrow' to End Qualified Immunity for Police

After Weeks of Allowing 'Autonomous Zone,' Seattle Police Clear CHOP Amid Violence, Growing Complaints

"He Couldn't Breathe": Graphic Video From April Police Killing of Carlos Ingram Lopez in Tucson Draws Outrage

Movement to Remove Police From Schools Gains Momentum as Seattle and Oakland Boards Sever Ties With Departments

Robert and Melissa Williams, and their young daughters, appeared in a video circulated Wednesday by the ACLU. (Photo: ACLU/YouTube)

ACLU Demands Lawmakers Act After Michigan Man Wrongfully Arrested 'Because Face Recognition Can't Tell Black People Apart'

New York Police Department officers listen as Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York President Pat Lynch and representatives from other NYPD and law enforcement unions holds a news conference at the Icahn Stadium parking lot on June 9, 2020.

Report on Broken Windows Spending Bolsters Call to Redirect $1 Billion of NYPD Budget to Harmed Communities

'This Is Why We March': Poll Shows Overwhelming US Support for Police Reform, Increased Accountability

A demonstrator holds a sign with the image of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers, during a protest against racial injustice and the death George Floyd in Minneapolis, in Denver, Colorado on June 3, 2020.

'About Damn Time': Louisville Police Chief Moves to Fire 1 of 3 Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting

"She's a Cop": Advocates Scoff at Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings as Potential Biden Running Mate Amid Racial Injustice Uprising

Protesters took part in the March on Georgia, organized by NAACP, on June 15, 2020 in Atlanta. The march followed the police killing of Rayshard Brooks outside an Atlanta Wendy's restaurant on June 12.

Atlanta Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks in the Back Charged With 11 Counts—Including Felony Murder

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American Sustainable Business Council

ASBC and Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Call on Business Community to Support Eliminating Qualified Immunity

Bend the Arc

Justice in Policing Act 'Falls Short of Meaningful Accountability'...

Drug Policy Alliance

Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Tim Scott Senate Police Bill

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Senate Republican Policing Bill Fails to Deliver Transformative Change

Color of Change

Color of Change PAC Announces "No Cash From Cops” Campaign to Cut Ties From the Fraternal Order of Police...

ACLU

ACLU, BLM Seek Emergency Court Order Barring Use of Chemical Weapons on Protesters in Seattle

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Glen Ford

Yes, Defund the Cops–And Put Them Under Community Control

Yohuru Williams

Police Must Be Guardians, Not Warriors

Suzanne Nossel

Those Who Exercise Free Speech Should Also Defend It—Even When It's Offensive

Robert C. Koehler

Defunding 'Justified' Murder

Kanya Bennett

Congress Can Lead the Charge on Divesting From Law Enforcement

Eddie Chambers

Statues, Statues, They All Fall Down

Lornet Turnbull

Cities Reimagine Public Safety Amid Calls to #DefundPolice

Michael Winship

What George Floyd’s Dying Breaths Tell Our Fractured Nation

Ken Makin

Defund the Police, Invest in Communities

David Masciotra

Bruce Springsteen’s Ballad of Brutality, "American Skin"