Dec 29 Officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death could face dismissal By Associated Press Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death — the one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened… Continue reading
Dec 07 Breonna Taylor’s family praises Virginia ban on no-knock warrants By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press "Breonna's Law" is the first such law enacted by a state since Taylor was killed in March. Two other states — Oregon and Florida — already had similar bans. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: City to pay $12 million to Breonna Taylor’s mom, reform police By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Taylor's death sparked months of protests in Louisville and calls nationwide for the officers to be criminally charged. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 7:22 Rep. Karen Bass on Democratic police reform bill and changing a culture of ‘impunity’ House Democrats are set to pass a comprehensive police reform bill. Led by the Congressional Black Caucus, the measure would create a ban on some police practices, such as chokeholds and the use of no-knock warrants in federal drug cases. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 12:35 Tim Scott on ‘looking for a solution’ with Democrats on police reform Senate Republicans introduced their police reform bill Wednesday. Called the Justice Act, it includes grants for body cameras and incentives for police departments to ban chokeholds. It also increases disclosure requirements for no-knock warrants and the use of force. Yamiche… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 8:20 What Breonna Taylor’s killing says about police treatment of black women Before the killings of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and George Floyd in Minneapolis, another major city was angered by the death of a black American at the hands of police. Breonna Taylor was fatally shot in her own apartment in… Continue watching
Jun 11 WATCH: Congressional Black Caucus holds forum on police accountability By Courtney Vinopal The Congressional Black Caucus will hold a forum on police accountability June 11 amid growing calls to reform policing systems throughout the United States. Continue reading