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Supreme Court weighs how courts consider excessive force by law enforcement

Supreme Court weighs how courts consider excessive force by law enforcement

by Paris Fransway | Jan 22, 2025 | Featured, Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justices heard arguments on Wednesday about what time frame courts must consider when ruling on whether law enforcement used excessive force.  In 2016, Ashtian Barnes, 24, was fatally shot by a Texas police officer after being pulled over...
The “neglected epidemic” of missing BIPOC women and girls

The “neglected epidemic” of missing BIPOC women and girls

by Julia Richardson | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Despite making up only 16% of the population, 40% of women and girls reported missing in 2020 were people of color, according to the U.S. Census. Natalie Wilson, founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, testified during a House Committee on Oversight...

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