by Press | Jul 23, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The District of Columbia can publicly release body-worn camera recordings and names of officers who kill or inflict violence on civilians that the police are sworn to protect, the D.C. Superior Court ruled on July 16 when it dismissed a lawsuit...
by Press | Jul 8, 2021 | Press Releases
The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) destroyed the personal property of a murder victim, denying his family the opportunity to collect his belongings, in violation of the family’s constitutional rights according to claims made in an amended lawsuit filed Thursday by...
by Press | Jun 25, 2021 | Press Releases
(MINNEAPOLIS) — Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison, Friday, for the 2020 murder of George Floyd. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:...
by Press | Jun 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – Prominent civil rights group leaders and the family of George Floyd demand that Congress address police accountability and police violence in the wake of the continued brutalization and killing of Black people. The following is a joint statement from...
by Press | May 7, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC) – A federal grand jury on Friday indicted Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis officers for civil rights violations related to their role in the murder of George Floyd. Following a year of nationwide protest against racial injustice...
