Tag: tyre nichols

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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: 6/26–6/30

Civil rights advocates continue the push for federal police reform; criminal justice experts slam Cop City; San Antonio arrests officers who unjustly used deadly force; and more!

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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!

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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!

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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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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/27–3/3

Popular Science explains how police brutality impacts public health; Ben and Jerry rally for police accountability in Vermont; civil rights activists resist aggressive policing in Mississippi; and more!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/20–2/24

Legal scholar Joanna Schwartz discredits qualified immunity; state legislators nationwide champion police reform; the Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death deny accountability; and more!

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States Take on QI in 2023

In response to Tyre Nichols’ fatal police beating, a growing number of states are setting their sights on ending qualified immunity in 2023.

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/13–2/17

Reason blasts qualified immunity; Washington State inches closer to police accountability; Mississippi activists demand justice for two Black men beaten by racist cops; and more!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/6–2/10

President Biden addresses police reform at the State of the Union; The New York Times tells Congress to “write out” qualified immunity; community leaders in Washington State call on lawmakers to hold cops accountable; and more!