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Louisville Metro Council Committee Passes ‘Breonna’s Law’ In Honor Of Breonna Taylor

Louisville’s Metro Council Public Safety Committee has approved Breonna’s Law, a piece of legislature that would require officer’s to wear body cams when executing no knock warrants. This news comes…

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Charges The Remaining Three Officers In The Death Of George Floyd

UPDATE (June 11, 2020 at 12:30 a.m.): Thomas Lane was released from custody after posting $750,000 bail. Original (June 3, 2020 at 8:10 p.m.): Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has…

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Help Me Out: Bail And Legal Funds You Can Donate To In All 50 States

It is safe to say we’ve entered into a period of history unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Nearly ten days after the killing of George Floyd, protesters around the…

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Protesters Temporarily Trapped On Manhattan Bridge As NYPD Enforces Curfew

It has now been more than a week since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota first sparked protests across the map. Tonight, demonstrators headed to the streets yet…

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Former Vice President Joe Biden To Deliver Remarks Regarding Nationwide Unrest In Philadelphia

It’s been more than a week since George Floyd was killed at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the weeks since his death, protests from every part of…

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Black Restaurateur David McAtee Killed During Police Crossfire At Louisville Protest

Black Restaurateur David McAtee was killed during police crossfire at a protest in Louisville, Kentucky following the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. The fatal shooting took place during…

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Four Members Of The St. Louis Police Department Were Shot Monday Night

Four members of St. Louis Police Department sustained gunshot wounds Monday night. The incident reportedly took place in the city’s Olive Street Corridor, minutes away from the city’s police headquarters.…

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