What Conservatives Really Mean When They Call for Law and Order
David Goldman/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Sunday, August 23, Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officers shot Jacob Blake several times in the back as he was climbing into his car where his three sons waited for him. According to news reports, the 29-year-old Black man had been…
It’s Impossible for Victims of Police Violence to Get Compensation
A memorial to Sean Monterrosa, George Floyd, and other victims of police violence is seen in Oakland, California, on June 8 ane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In 2009, shortly after police officers shot and killed her 16-year-old brother…
A Federal Judge Blasts the Supreme Court for Inventing Qualified Immunity for Cops
Erik McGregor/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A federal judge in Mississippi published a scorching opinion on Tuesday calling on the Supreme Court to eliminate “qualified immunity,” the legal doctrine that gives police officers special protection from lawsuits when they violate people’s civil rights. Judge Carlton Reeves,…
In Tony McDade Case, a Florida Judge Just Ruled That On-Duty Cops Can’t Be Victims If They Kill Someone
Protestors participated in a “unity walk” in Tallahassee in June. Don Juan Moore/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.It has been two months and we still don’t know the name of the police officer who shot and killed Tony McDade in Tallahassee, Florida. The reason sounds ridiculous:…
A Bunch of Activists Just Sued the Feds to Make Sure What Happened in Portland Doesn’t Repeat in Chicago
A demonstrator confronts police officers during a protest in Chicago on Saturday, June 13, 2020.Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Thursday, Black Lives Matter Chicago—along with a number of other activist groups—filed a lawsuit against the Acting Secretary of the Department…
It’s Official: Trump Is Sending Hundreds More Federal Officers to Cities.
Federal officers run after dispersing Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Portland WednesdayNoah Berger/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke during a press briefing about a plan to send hundreds of federal law enforcement officers to Kansas City, Chicago, and Albuquerque to combat…