Tag: Civil rights violations
High court won’t hear case of Ohio driver killed by police
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court decision that the family of a Black driver who was fatally shot...
Louisville pins hopes on Justice Dept. review of policing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the people marching in the streets for more than a year after the killing of Breonna Taylor, a wide-ranging new...
Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended
<p>ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday appointed a panel to determine whether a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in...
Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended
ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday appointed a panel to determine whether a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in...
Suit: Georgia election law threatens voting, speech rights
<p>ATLANTA — Georgia’s sweeping new overhaul of election laws threatens the fundamental right to vote, freedom of speech and the separation of powers, according...
Suit: Georgia election law threatens voting, speech rights
ATLANTA — Georgia’s sweeping new overhaul of election laws threatens the fundamental right to vote, freedom of speech and the separation of powers, according...
NFL families seek to end ‘race-norming’ in $1B settlement
<p>PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to...
Federal trial set for August for 3 ex-cops in Floyd’s death
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-profile-66163bbd94239afa16d706bd6479c613">George Floyd’</a> s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in...
NFL families seek to end ‘race-norming’ in $1B settlement
PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to...
Federal trial set for August for 3 ex-cops in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd’ s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal...