Category: News Digest

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/16–1/20

Los Angeles demands justice for Keenan Anderson; the Chicago Police Dept. refuses to fire Oath Keeper cop; West Virginia introduces bill to end qualified immunity; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/9–1/13

New data reveals that police killings reached a record high in 2022; Washington State launches a police use-of-force hotline; a Texas case pits the First Amendment against qualified immunity; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/2–1/6

The Nevada Supreme Court affirms the right to sue government officials; Washington State lawmakers introduce bill to end qualified immunity; Kansas police rescind drug charges against a terminal cancer patient; and more! 

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 12/19–12/23

USA Today explores problematic police unions; data reveals how the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy disproportionately impacts people of color; the former cop who killed Atatiana Jefferson is sentenced to prison; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 12/12–12/16

A Yale professor challenges assumptions about policing and crime; Washington State eyes a bill to end qualified immunity; Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend settles with the city of Louisville; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 12/5–12/9

Portland, Ore., scores a public safety victory; San Francisco reverses decision authorizing killer police robots; Alabama cops arrest elderly woman over a trash bill; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 11/28–12/2

Atlanta settles with the family of Rayshard Brooks; San Francisco police propose giving robots the license to kill; the Connecticut cops who paralyzed Randy Cox face accountability; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 11/14–11/18

Three ex-cops plead guilty for killing Fanta Bility; Vermonters demand less police in their schools; a new report slams subpar officer training; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 11/7–11/11

The Root exposes racist cops on social media; a California mother campaigns for public safety; police misconduct cases reach huge payouts; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 10/31–11/4

Axios examines race and policing; an ex-cop faces trial for killing Patrick Lyoya; Ben Crump takes on the LA County Sheriff’s Department; and more!