Over the past few weeks, photos and videos purportedly showing bias by New York cops in enforcing social distancing rules have been circulating publicly. Alleged…
Newly released video evidence in the Feb. 23 shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging in a neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga. is shedding…
New York City police no longer require people to wear masks in public, unless the absence of a mask presents a “serious danger.” The change…
The decision to remove a child from home is a grave one. Institutional confinement harms young people, and that harm falls disproportionately on young people…
Early reports of a stark divide along racial lines among coronavirus-rules enforcement has prompted concern from advocates and lawmakers who say police may be taking…
Over the past few years, American politicians have grappled publicly with the question of accountability. On the presidential debate stage, Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg…
African Americans are 3.6 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession although they have comparable marijuana usage rates, according to the…
Six Democratic U.S. senators want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as minorities express fears of being…
On April 29, 2018, a white woman in Oakland, Ca., called police after watching a family of African Americans in a public park prepare a…
Linda Fairstein. Courtesy Defender Network.com Former Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay, claiming…