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    Criminal Justice Collaborative
    Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal authorities as well as several local departments are looking into whether any off-duty officers were involved in the attack.
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    Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot

    Jan 15, 2021
    More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Many celebrated on social media at the time. But now they could face federal charges and find themselves out of a job.
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    Criminal Justice Collaborative

    U.S. Capitol Mob Brings Questions, Fallout For Pro-Trump Police

    Jan 12, 2021
    Some officers are being investigated over involvement at the protests, while others fought off protesters who once supported them.
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    Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
    Officer Brian Sicknick has died after sustaining injuries in the line of duty at the U.S. Capitol.
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    What We Know About The Capitol Police Officer Who Died

    Jan 08, 2021
    Brian Sicknick was a 42-year-old military veteran who had served in the Capitol Police for 12 years, according to a lawmaker, who said he "gave his life in the line of duty to keep us safe."
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    An anti-racism protester near Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., in May is tear-gassed as he attempts to retrieve a flare thrown at police.
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    Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement

    Jan 07, 2021
    Police yielded to the almost entirely white mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists as they stormed the Capitol. Protesters for racial justice see a contrast with how their demonstrations were policed.
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    Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
    Supporters of President Trump, including Jake Angeli (center), a QAnon supporter known for his painted face and horned hat, stand inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol as Congress was in the process of
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    Law Enforcement And Social Media Identifying U.S. Capitol Mob Members

    Jan 07, 2021
    The FBI is asking the public to help identify people involved in the attack. D.C. Metro police is offering a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest.
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    Politics
    The U.S. Supreme Court is seen through a broken window at an entrance of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
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    Timeline: How One Of The Darkest Days In American History Unfolded

    Jan 07, 2021
    A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after President Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Albert Corado (right), the father of Melyda Corado, seen in a portrait with her brother Albert Corado Jr. His daughter, assistant manager of a Trader Joe's in Los Angeles, was killed by a police bullet when an armed suspect fled into the store in July 20
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    LAPD Officers In 2018 Trader Joe's Shooting Will Not Be Charged In Employee's Death

    Dec 16, 2020
    The district attorney's office said police "acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others." It added the officers won't be held criminally responsible in the death of Melyda Corado.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.
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    Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

    Dec 08, 2020
    The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Police tape marks a corner of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last May after protests over the death of George Floyd. Columbus police are investigating the shooting death of a Black man last week by a Franklin County sheriff's deputy.
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    Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

    Dec 07, 2020
    The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. His family's attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Demonstrators hold placards reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," "Walter Wallace JR." and DEFUND PPD" as they gather in protest near the location where Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia. Police officers said he
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    Policing Reform, Civilian Oversight And More: After Months Of Protest, Voters Decide

    Oct 31, 2020
    Months of protests over police brutality has brought some change, but major reform has so far eluded many communities.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    A mural honors George Floyd at the intersection of 38th St. and Chicago Ave., where he was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25, inspiring protests and police reform efforts.
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    DOJ Unveils New Initiative To Help Police Departments, Offers Aid To Minneapolis

    Oct 20, 2020
    Justice Department officials unveiled a new initiative Tuesday to establish a grant program and national center to help with defining policies and training officers.
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    Code Switch
    Kamala Harris, then California attorney general, speaks to reporters on July 11, 2012.
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    The Story Behind Kamala Harris' Truancy Program

    Oct 17, 2020
    HuffPost reporter Molly Redden explains how a program trying to reduce school absences produced unintended consequences—both for California families and Harris herself.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Former Wolfe City, Texas, police Officer Shaun Lucas, shown here in a booking photo, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store.
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    Texas Police Officer Fired, Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man

    Oct 09, 2020
    Former Wolfe City police Officer Shaun Lucas faces a murder charge in the killing of Jonathan Price. Price reportedly extended his hand to Lucas for a handshake shortly before he was shot dead.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Protesters gather outside the Minneapolis Police Department's 5th Precinct on Wednesday following the release of former police Officer Derek Chauvin. He posted a $1 million bond.
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    51 Arrested In Minneapolis Protests Following Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin's Release

    Oct 08, 2020
    The former police officer faces charges of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's killing in May. Demonstrators took to the streets Wednesday after he posted a $1 million bond.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Police attempt to push back protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Monday. Protesters converged during a second night of clashes after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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    Man Shot By Kenosha Police 'Paralyzed From The Waist Down,' Family Lawyer Says

    Aug 25, 2020
    Attorney Benjamin Crump tweeted the news of Jacob Blake's injuries Tuesday afternoon, adding he was praying the condition is not permanent. Blake was shot in the back by police in Wisconsin on Sunday.
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    National
    A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband last month at their New Jersey home before fleeing, according to judiciary officials.
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    Federal Judge Esther Salas Speaks Out About Deadly Attack On Her Family

    Aug 03, 2020
    Esther Salas is calling for reforms to keep judges and other court officials safe from attacks. "This is a matter of life and death," she said. Her son was killed at her home last month.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks to a group protesting police racism outside City Hall on June 1. On Friday she announced plans to divert $120 million from the city's police to efforts that address inequities in the Black community.
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    San Francisco Proposes To Shift $120 Million From Police To Tackle Racial Disparities

    Jul 31, 2020
    Mayor London Breed said the funds would be reallocated over two years to address stark inequities in housing, education, health and economic opportunities faced by the city's Black community.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally on the steps of City Hall in Kansas City, Mo., on June 5.
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    Kansas City Mayor Says He Learned On Twitter That Federal Officers Were In His City

    Jul 23, 2020
    Some 200 federal law enforcement officers have been sent to the city as part of a controversial program to fight violent crime. Mayor Quinton Lucas says he did not request the support.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Graffiti from recent demonstrations covers an area outside the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland on July 8. Protesters are facing off not just against the Portland police but a group of federal agents.
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    Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab People In Portland, Protesters Say

    Jul 17, 2020
    Federal law enforcement personnel have been deployed in the Oregon city since early July due to anti-police protests. Residents say they're using unmarked vehicles to snatch protesters off the street.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    During their patrol of the Bear Creek Greenway, Jackson County Sheriff's deputies walk through a years-old encampment that deputies call "the Hobbit House."
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    'Your Help Doesn't Help Me.' In Oregon, The Unsheltered Tire Of Shuffling Around

    Jul 17, 2020
    As the coronavirus shut down homeless shelters in Southern Oregon, civic leaders told those in need to relocate to the nearby woods. Now sheriff's deputies are relocating them before fire season.
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    Utah Passes Bill Banning Use Of Knee-To-Neck Chokeholds

    Jun 20, 2020

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted to ban knee-to-neck chokeholds similar to the one used in the death of George Floyd during a special session Thursday, though the measure stops short of criminalizing the use of all chokehold methods.

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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, originally created for the military, displayed in 2013 by a sheriff's department official in Warren County, N.Y.
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    Twin Cities Area Police Forces Loaded Up On War Surplus Under President Trump

    Jun 16, 2020
    Many law enforcement agencies in suburban Minneapolis and St. Paul that policed protests are recent entrants to a decades-old Pentagon program of transferring military gear to cops.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    French police unionists fire blue flares as they demonstrate with a banner reading" No police, no peace" down the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Friday.
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    'We're Not Racist': French Police Say They're Being Unfairly Criticized

    Jun 12, 2020
    Earlier this week, police gathered in front of precincts across France and threw down their handcuffs in a symbolic gesture.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Protesters march on June 1 in Auckland, New Zealand, in solidarity with demonstrations across the United States following the killing of George Floyd. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand.
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    As New Zealand Police Pledge To Stay Unarmed, Maori Activists Credit U.S. Protests

    Jun 11, 2020
    Even as far away as New Zealand, protesters have taken inspiration from America's movement against police abuse of people of color.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Defense Secretary Mark Esper, here at a Pentagon press conference in March, says he does not support invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act to deal with the current unrest in the nation.
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    Pentagon Chief Rejects Trump's Threat To Use Military To Quell Unrest

    Jun 03, 2020
    In a public break with President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not support invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act and deploying troops to American streets.

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