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DOJ Seeks to Dismiss With Prejudice Charges Against Two Ex‑Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor Case

A judge will decide after prior rulings twice reduced the prosecution’s felony theory to misdemeanors.

Alabama Governor Commutes Sonny Burton’s Death Sentence to Life Without Parole

DHS Post Targets Moulton’s State of the Union Guest, Prompting Early Exit From House Gallery

Education Department Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Portland District’s Center for Black Student Excellence

Argentine Bar Leaders Urge Foreign Ministry to Intervene in Case of Lawyer Under Restrictions in Brazil

Evanston Sets 44 New $25,000 Housing Reparations Payments

Argentine Lawyer in Rio Racism Case Denies Intent as Judge Weighs Letting Her Respond From Argentina

HRW World Report 2026 Warns Global Human-Rights System Faces Existential Crisis

SIU Declines Case as Lawyer Alleges Assault by Durham Police in Oshawa Courthouse

Mamdani Deflects Questions on Equity Chief’s Deleted Posts as Backlash Builds

Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Random Traffic Stops as Provinces Urge Upholding Police Powers

Mace Introduces Bill to Rename Former Black Lives Matter Plaza for Charlie Kirk

Derek Chauvin Seeks New Trial to Overturn George Floyd Murder Conviction

LA County DA Seeks Dismissal of Manslaughter Case Against Torrance Officers in 2018 Shooting

Doreen Lawrence Tells Inquiry She Could Not Believe Claims Police Sought to Smear Her Family

Officials Press Tisch to Let NYPD Trial Proceed in 2016 Delrawn Small Shooting

Oklahoma Board Recommends Clemency for Death-Row Inmate Tremane Wood

Former Illinois Deputy Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Sonya Massey Killing

Tou Thao, Ex-Minneapolis Officer in George Floyd’s Killing, Set for Nov. 3 Federal Release

UC Berkeley Immigration Course Listed for Spring 2026 Highlights Race, LGBTQ Issues and an 'Abolish ICE' Unit