police brutality
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The City of Atlanta has reached a significant legal settlement, approving $2 million for two college students who were tasered by police during a 2020 protest over George Floyd’s killing. The City Council finalized the resolution on July 1. Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim were pulled over by Atlanta police on May 30, 2020, in…
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The family of Kilyn Lewis, a Black man killed by a SWAT officer while holding a cellphone, is urging for a murder trial against the officer. The demand follows the release of body cam footage that provided more insight into the shooting that took place on May 23. Lewis, 37, died after police arrived to…
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Donald Williams, the man who witnessed George Floyd‘s murder and tried stopping the deadly arrest, will get a $150,000 payout from the City of Minneapolis for mental health issues he suffered from the encounter. According to the Star Tribune, officials unanimously approved the settlement on Thursday (April 25) after Williams sued the city last spring.…
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A St. Louis judge awarded nearly $23.5 million to Luther Hall, a former police officer who was brutally beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest in 2017. The incident occurred during demonstrations following the acquittal of a former St. Louis officer, Jason Stockley, on a murder charge related to the shooting death of…
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A recent investigative report has uncovered startling revelations surrounding the death of Jameek Lowery in Paterson, New Jersey. The report sheds new light on the circumstances surrounding Lowery’s tragic demise. Initially attributed to cardiac arrest and kidney failure, Lowery’s death sparked widespread outrage and protests, as community members and activists demanded justice for his untimely…
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Two Los Angeles Times journalists, Carolyn Cole and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the state of Minnesota for $1.2 million. The settlement follows an incident in Minneapolis on May 30, 2020, during their coverage of the response to George Floyd’s murder, as reported by the L.A. Times. Despite wearing credentials, carrying…
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A federal court trial involving four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols has been postponed for four months, announced U.S. District Judge Mark Norris on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The trial, initially scheduled for May 6, has been rescheduled to commence on Sept. 9 following…
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