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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 9/25–9/29

CBS explores how police misconduct affects taxpayers; racial profiling in Illinois traffic stops reaches a record high; the Washington cops who killed Manuel Ellis face trial; and more!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 9/18–9/22

The Intercept spotlights the difficulties of decertifying violent police; Illinois abolishes cash bail; Alabama cops unjustly tase a high school band director; and more!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 9/11–9/15

The cops who killed Tyre Nichols face federal charges; Baltimore officials invest in tech to track problematic policing; a Louisiana prison is under fire for violating children’s rights; and more!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/15–5/19

Minneapolis moves forward with police overhaul; California’s attorney general investigates racism in the Antioch Police Department; federal legislators seek to stop civil forfeiture; and more! 

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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!

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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!

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House Passed Police Reform Bill

Late on March 3rd, the House of Representatives passed a police reform package. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, passed by the House, would end qualified immunity if signed into law.

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Judge Reluctantly Handed Cop QI

In a recent case, Judge Carleton Reeves concluded that Nick McClendon, a white Mississippi officer, was entitled to QI after pulling over and harassing Clarence Jamison, a Black man.