Tag: justice department

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/3–7/7

SCOTUS refuses to challenge qualified immunity; Chicago becomes more critical of its law enforcement; Native American activists protest police brutality; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 6/19–6/23

The DOJ exposes systemic racism in the Minneapolis Police Department; the NYPD’s interim commissioner gets called out for excessive force; California gears up to decertify thousands of cops accused of misconduct; 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!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/25–7/29

A rogue police chief gets caught using racial slurs; an off-duty official is charged with fatally shooting a Bronx teen; the Institute for Justice examines the unclear nature of qualified immunity; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/4–7/8

New details emerge regarding Jayland Walker’s death; the Justice Department launches an investigation into the NYPD; the Institute for Justice fights qualified immunity in New Hampshire; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 6/13–6/17

The Justice Department investigates police misconduct in Louisiana; a rogue Chicago cop faces criminal charges; a constitutional expert takes on qualified immunity; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/23–5/27

President Biden signs police-reform executive orders; Ben Cohen advocates for New York’s bill to end qualified immunity; civil rights activists hold a symbolic memorial for victims of state violence; and more!