Category: News Digest

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/8–5/12

Criminal justice experts explain the bipartisan nature of police accountability; Edward Bronstein’s family wins a historic settlement; Austin voters embrace police reform; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/1–5/5

Bijan Ghaisar’s family donates their settlement to fight qualified immunity; New York police unions push false narratives to avoid accountability; a San Francisco DA targets police misconduct; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/24–4/28

A UN panel investigates American law enforcement; the NAACP Legal Defense Fund endorses ending qualified immunity in New York; Tennessee legislators vote to abolish police oversight; and more! 

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/17–4/21

Federal lawmakers reintroduce the Ending Qualified Immunity Act; Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis; Oklahoma suspends racist law enforcement officials; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/10–4/14

The officer who killed Patrick Lyoya didn’t follow police training or standards; an NYPD officer brags about milking overtime; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/3–4/7

Minneapolis strengthens public safety; a California police union executive faces criminal charges; Al Sharpton demands justice for Irvo Otieno; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/27–3/31

Newark redefines public safety; the New York City Council weighs in on police transparency; an elderly Florida woman seeks justice after Texas cops broke her arm; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/20–3/24

The Virginia cops who killed Irvo Otieno face justice; House Dems double down on police reform; Philadelphia pays out millions to protestors brutalized by police; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/13–3/17

Ben and Jerry rallied in Boston against police brutality; the Marshall Project investigates aggressive policing in Memphis; the ACLU of Louisiana “defeats” qualified immunity in a wrongful death suit; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/6–3/10

The Justice Dept. uncovers years of abusive policing in Louisville, KY; a New York jail supervisor faces homicide charges; DC demonstrators demand justice for Timothy McCree Johnson; and more!