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Article • April 15, 2025 • from CLN May, 2025
Nearly 150 Exonerations in 2024 Highlight Persistent Flaws in U.S. Criminal Justice System by David Kim by David Kim In 2024, 147 prisoners were exonerated for crimes they did not commit, an alarming number that underscores both the resilience of those wrongfully convicted and the systemic failures that led to …
California Court of Appeal: Evidence Insufficient to Show Robbery Victim Moved ‘Substantial Distance’ to Support Simple Kidnapping Conviction and Amendments to § 186.22 Require Vacatur of Gang Enhancements by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In consolidated appeals, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, held that the evidence …
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
Cops Hide Behind Encrypted Radio by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The Black Lives Matter (“BLM”) protests ignited changes among law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Text messages from police in 2020 showed they were only enforcing curfews against protestors. Z. Williams, the director of client support and operations …
Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024
Study Finds That Black Americans Want Both Police Presence and Reform: Looking Beyond the Headlines by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A new study, “On the Robustness of Black Americans’ Support for the Police: Evidence from a National Experiment” published in the May-June 2024 issue of the Journal …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Landmark Drug Possession Reform Based on Unproven Allegations Reversed in Oregon by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott   Oregon legislators passed H.B. 4002 on March 1, 2024, with support from both Democrats and Republicans on a 21-8 vote. Gov. Tina Kotek’s office indicated on March 7 that she …
Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023
Sheep and Sheepdogs: Use and Abuse of Non-Lethal Crowd Control Weapons by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart   To understand the true gap between the role of the police as understood by the public (to protect and serve) and as understood by the police themselves, one need look no further than …
Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023
DOJ Concludes Louisville Police Engaging in Patterns of Unconstitutional Conduct by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney After conducting a two-year investigation in the wake of the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by police, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) concluded that the Louisville Metro Police Department (“LMPD”) engages in patterns …
Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023
Police Misconduct Reform: Forcing Police Officers to Have ‘Skin in the Game’ by Creating Financial Incentives with Insurance Premiums by David Reutter by David M. Reutter While a conversation on police brutality and misconduct can evolve into a heated debate, one thing no one argues about is whether or not …
Current Volume of Digital Evidence Challenge the Criminal Justice System to Do Better by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In an open access article first publishedonline on April 20, 2023, in The International Journal of Evidence & Proof, researchers from England and New Zealand discuss the challenges defense …
Holding Bad Cops Accountable Is the Way Forward in Police Reform by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The continuous refrain of “police reform” touting “better training” and laws banning actions such as chokeholds seems to echo endlessly. In 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in …
The ACLU Calls for a Moratorium on Blanket Recording of ALPR Footage by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) has published an appeal to the general public asking for organized opposition to the encroaching blanket surveillance company, Flock Safety. Concerns continue to be expressed …
Financial Pressure Finally Brings Police Reform by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Their names became litanies on streets across America: Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd. Yet protests, relentless media coverage, and the promises of politicians failed to move the needle on police violence or impunity. At last, …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Police Study Shows That Reform and Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, a new social movement has emerged and is growing in popularity. The burgeoning movement is calling for police reform along with the reduction …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
America’s Latest “War on” … Protestors by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian For decades, American law enforcement apparatuses have embraced an ideology of going to “war” against the American people. Under the guise of being “tough on crime,” addressing societal issues has instead become an opportunity to offend individual …
Brief • June 13, 2023
Filed under: Protests
Street v. O'Toole, MO, Settlement, Protest, 2023 Case: 4:19-cv-02590-CDP Doc. #: 114 Filed: 06/13/23 Page: 1 of 9 PageID #: 3085 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ALICIA STREET, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LT. COL. LAWRENCE O’TOOLE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) …
Publication • 2023
Filed under: Protests, Police
Lethal in Disguise 2- How Crowd-Control Weapons Impact Health and Human Rights-March-2023 LETHAL IN DISGUISE 2 How Crowd-Control Weapons Impact Health and Human Rights Lethal in Disguise 2: How Crowd-Control Weapons Impact Health and Human Rights This report is a joint project of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations …
Article • May 6, 2023
Raising Doubts and Wrongful Convictions: The Troubling Legacy of Bite Mark Analysis in the Legal System by The use of bite mark analysis as evidence in courtrooms has left a lasting imprint on the criminal justice system, but its credibility and scientific validity are now subject to growing skepticism. As …
The FBI Used an Undercover Cop With Pink Hair to Spy on Activists and Manufacture Crimes by Trevor Aaronson by Trevor Aaronson The young woman with long pink hair claimed to be from Washington state. One day during the summer of 2020, she walked into the Chinook Center, a community …
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Corporations Voice Support for Black and Brown People as They Found Cop City by Carlo Difundo by Carlo Difundo In the wake of the George Floyd murders, large corporations publicly expressed solidarity with the oppressed even as they privately funded massive police projects. America spends up to $100 billion each …
Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023
Governor of Oregon Leaves Legacy of Reformation While Leaving Office by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Criminal justice reform proactivist Governor Kate Brown (D) has granted over 1,100 clemencies during her two terms in office, more than the 50 previous governors before her combined. In response to the COVID-19 …
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