A bill proposed by state lawmaker Rep. Attica Scott required more police accountability, but unfortunately languishes in the House. Source: Jason Armond / Getty Kentucky legislators unanimously voted to approve a bill that would restrict the usage of “no-knock” warrants on Thursday, in an increasing effort to prohibit excessive force […]
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Louisville Police Department Finally Fires Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor And Sought Reckless Warrant
Det. Joshua Jaynes and Det. Myles Cosgrove will officially be terminated after receiving notice of the LMPD’s impending decision last week. By Charise Frazier UPDATED: 11:45 a.m. ET, Jan. 6, 2021 — Detectives Joshua Jaynes and Myles Cosgrove were officially fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department, according to a report from USA Today. Jaynes and […]
Taylor’s Family Praises Virginia Ban on No-Knock Warrants
Two of Breonna Taylor’s aunts watched Monday as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed a statewide ban on the use of no-knock search warrants. By Associated Press, Wire Service Content FILE – This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. On Monday, […]
Grand Juror Speaks After Judge Ruling in Breonna Taylor Case
DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation took issue Tuesday with statements by Kentucky’s attorney general and said the jury was not given the option to consider charges connected to Taylor’s shooting death by police. […]
‘Vigorous’ self-defense laws likely prevented homicide charges in Breonna Taylor’s death, experts say
By Andrew Wolfson Louisville Courier Journal LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the end, the case went down just as many criminal law experts predicted. No homicide charges were filed against any of the three Louisville Metro Police officers who fired their weapons during the aborted March 13 search that ended in Breonna Taylor’s […]
Emmy winners highlight push for social justice
In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Regina King accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for “Watchmen” during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast. (The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment […]
New Breonna Taylor Law Will Ban No-Knock Warrants in Louisville, Ky.
The Louisville Metro Council voted unanimously to ban no-knock search warrants after the police shot Ms. Taylor dead in her home in March. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Christine Hauser June 12, 2020 Photo: A mural in Louisville, Ky., depicting George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Mr. Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis […]
Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death
Protesters clash with the police on Friday in Louisville, Ky. They were calling for police accountability in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.Credit…Whitney Curtis for The New York Times Fury over the killing of Ms. Taylor by the police has been growing, driving tense demonstrations in Louisville, Ky., and elsewhere. […]