Tag: usa today

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 8/28–9/1

Legal experts condemn false police narratives; Bronx demands justice for Eric Duprey; an Ohio community champions police reform; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/31–8/4

The DOJ launches its probe of the Memphis Police Department; Colorado upholds police accountability; a federal court protects the First Amendment rights of Cop City opponents; and more!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 6/12–6/16

Randy Cox wins a historic settlement; a student-athlete speaks out for police accountability; Baltimore’s “tough-on-crime” policies fail to build public trust; and more! 

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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!

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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: 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!

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 9/12–9/16

an Alabama pastor recalls his harrowing experience with racist policing; Chicago’s new deputy mayor for public safety addresses police reform; the ACLU takes on qualified immunity in Louisiana; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 6/27–7/1

The Washington Post calls on Congress to bolster federal accountability; a human rights lawyer explains how weakening police unions can strengthen public safety; the rogue detective involved in Breonna Taylor’s death loses his second appeal; and more!

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Carli Pierson: Weakening Police Unions Can Strengthen Public Safety

Attorney Carli Pierson examines how loosening the grip of police unions can open the doors to police accountability. She also looks at Colorado as a model of successful police reform.

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CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/9–5/13

Daunte Wright’s mother gets detained for exercising her constitutional rights; a screening of The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain honors families impacted by state violence; a retired cop speaks out against qualified immunity; and more!