law enforcement

WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 3

By Associated Press

To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched Floyd’s body go still were regular people going about their daily lives. But some of those people are being portrayed at trial as unruly, angry, even threatening the attorney for Chauvin.

WATCH: Opening statements begin in trial of former police officer charged with killing George Floyd

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Prosecutors played the video that shows Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds as Floyd pleaded for his life and went limp.

Police chief says partying in Miami ‘couldn’t go on any longer’

By Associated Press

After days of partying, including several confrontations with police, Miami Beach officials enacted a highly unorthodox curfew Saturday from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.

Police officers’ posts to private Facebook group show hostility and hate

By Associated Press

Over the group’s almost four-year existence, a few dozen members became vocal with posts that shifted toward pro-Donald Trump memes and harsh criticism of anyone perceived to support so-called “demoncrats,” Black Lives Matter or coronavirus safety measures.

Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

By Associated Press

The movement, which was formed in 2014, is a coalition of 150 organizations nationwide that helped drive the global protests against racial inequity last summer.

Jury selection begins for trial of Derek Chauvin, officer charged with killing George Floyd

By Associated Press

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death.

Democrats’ police reform bill faces opposition in the Senate — but that’s only the first hurdle

By Candice Norwood

Several policing and criminal justice experts also expressed uncertainty about whether the bill, if passed, could effect significant change amid long-standing challenges with federal oversight of state and local law enforcement.

Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at U.S. Capitol

By Michael Balsamo, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Law enforcement is on high alert after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group to storm the U.S Capitol again.

Activists worry about broader law enforcement after Capitol riot

By Noreen Nasir and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Civil rights groups and communities of color are watching warily for any moves to expand law enforcement power.

Racial profiling by French police challenged in class action lawsuit

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

Six nongovernmental organizations have opened the first class-action lawsuit against France for alleged systemic discrimination by police carrying out identity checks.