About 15 lawyers from Chicago and New York filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago on behalf of six plaintiffs who allege they were victims of excessive force and other abuses at the hands of Chicago police. The plaintiffs also include groups such as Black Lives Matter Chicago.
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The Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter has scheduled a weeklong “Youth Activist Camp” for this summer.
Read More →The suit, filed this week, alleges that Akili was falsely imprisoned, unjustly assaulted, arrested without probable cause and subject to lies "concocted" by police at the highest levels of the department, and "outrageous conduct" that caused him emotional distress.
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An internal FBI investigation into the spike of attacks on law enforcement has determined that revenge, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the media's reporting on officer-involved shootings, and criticism from politicians, motivates a significant number of assaults on officers, including fatal attacks.
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The Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against the officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling, whose videotaped shooting by police in Baton Rouge last summer prompted unrest across the city, and is planning to reveal in the next 24 hours that it has closed the probe, sources tell the Washington Post.
Read More →On his Stanford University application, high school senior Ziad Ahmed answered the essay question "What matters to you, and why?" by typing "#BlackLivesMatter" exactly 100 times.
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An attorney for Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson urged a federal judge Monday to dismiss a lawsuit by an unnamed Baton Rouge police officer who claims he was injured during a protest four days after the deadly police shooting of Alton Sterling in the city.
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It was supposed to be a moment of honor for Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck given on behalf of the city council and sponsored by Mayor Ethan Strimling for his service.
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A Republican congressman took matters into his own hands Friday and personally removed a painting depicting police officers as pigs that a colleague had allowed to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol complex.
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Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall tried out the Denver Police Department’s shooting simulator this week. This comes after his protests during the national anthem before the start of Broncos games.
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