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This sweeping police reform law, An Act relative to justice, equity and accountability in law enforcement in the Commonwealth, [61] is notable for pioneering multiple novel approaches to police reform. [62] For example, the law created a first-in-the-nation civilian-led commission to standardize the certification and decertification of police ...
Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to serve as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, standing in the offices of the Department of Justice's Civil ...
Civil rights activists and Smith's friends and family disputed the law enforcement accounts of the incident. Local organization Communities United Against Police Brutality held a press conference near the shooting site on June 4 to call for officials to release video footage and other details of the shooting.
The 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act authorized the United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to bring civil ("pattern or practice") suits against local law enforcement agencies, to rein in abuses and hold them accountable. [13]
Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed 60 years ago on July 2, America has experienced great strides toward attaining civil rights for all her citizens.. The law established protection ...
Ahead of November, Vice President Kamala Harris pushes to revive the stalled John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a law aimed at preventing discriminatory practices during the voting process.
American Civil Liberties Union; Amnesty International USA; Anti-Recidivism Coalition; Center for Court Innovation; Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice; Color of Change; Ella Baker Center for Human Rights; FWD.us; Right on Crime; The Marshall Project; Southern Center for Human Rights; Southern Poverty Law Center; Southeast ...
2010 French pension reform strikes; Republican marches (2015) 2015 Corsican protests; Nuit debout (2016) 2017 French riots; Protests against Emmanuel Macron (2017–2020) Yellow vests movement (2018–2020) 2019–2020 French pension reform strike; 2021–2022 social unrest in the French West Indies; 2022 Corsica unrest; 2023 French pension ...