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The January 6th Capitol attack, while having lasted some eight hours, did not end on the day in question. The effects of this attack have been felt into 2021 and will continue, most likely, for years to come. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested over 700 persons for a variety of crimes, including [...]

The District of Columbia (DC) filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against Proud Boys International, LLC and The Oath Keepers, a non-profit organization. DC is seeking compensatory, statutory and punitive damages from the organizations for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The alleged aim of the attack was to prevent Congress [...]

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Derek Chauvin on Friday to 22.5 years for the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in April 2021. Prosecutors successfully argued that a harsher sentence needed to be handed down due [...]

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ)  will open an investigation into the Minnesota Police Department (MPD) to determine whether there is a “pattern or practice” of excessive force and discriminatory, unconstitutional policing. The probe comes a day after MPD officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for the murder of [...]

The Minneapolis City Council released on Friday a draft of the proposed changes to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. The draft of the proposed changes shows a plan to replace the police department with a Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention that would be responsible for “public safety services prioritizing a holistic, public health-oriented [...]

The outrage much of the nation and world has expressed at the police killing of George Floyd has been accompanied by demands for greater punishment of all of the officers involved. These demands call attention to an often-overlooked element of the problem of police violence: those subjected to unlawful police practices largely depend on other [...]

The New York State Legislature is convening next week to respond to the public’s demand for criminal justice reform. During this session, the legislature must repeal Section 50-A of the New York Civil Rights Law, which has blocked public disclosure of officer misconduct records. While this step will not cure the systemic racism and violence [...]

Michelle Madden Dempsey, Villanova University School of Law

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a report accusing the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of failing to effectively respond to, document and investigate claims of sexual assault. The report ,...