Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issue statements promising to identify racism in the justice system and provide additional training to police and court personnel.
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The White House put up a wall. The people ‘made it beautiful.’
Instead of serving as an obstacle to protesters’ message, the wall had become the message.
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Trump pushes conspiracy theory about 75-year-old protester Buffalo police shoved to ground
With his tweet, Trump attempted to cast doubt on video showing Buffalo police shoving the man, who fell backward and hit his head on the sidewalk.
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The Latest: New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the world. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurred by the national uproar over the death of George Floyd. The measure to make officers’ records and misconduct complaints public is […]
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Protests prompt U.S. leaders to remove Confederate monuments
Government officials in several states have taken down at least a dozen Confederate memorials, or pledged to do so in the coming days.
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Some Minneapolis activists have doubts about disbanding police
Supporters who want to defund the police say it’s not about abolishing the entire force but to spend more on what communities across the U.S. need, such as housing and education.
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Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year
Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
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Protester claims Augusta police directed vehicles into a private lot, had them towed
A widely shared Facebook post accused Augusta police of retaliating against protestors Sunday, but others attending the Black Lives Matter event say police warned them their vehicles were about to be towed.
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Fired officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail
Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death.
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Democrats unveil police reform overhaul, kneel at Capitol
The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents and ban police choke holds, among other changes, according to an early draft.