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Black Student Punched by Florida Cop During Traffic Stop Files Federal Lawsuit
“I feared for my life,” said William McNeil Jr., whose video of Jacksonville police attacking him went viral.
How Should Activists Engage With Troops Deployed in Our Cities?
Antiwar veteran and counter-recruiter Rory Fanning says solidarity is crucial as Trump moves to militarize US cities.
Fulton County Judge Says He Will Drop Racketeering Charges in 61 Cop City Cases
The prosecutions were part of a yearslong effort to crush opposition to the construction of a police training center.
Tens of Thousands March to White House to Protest Trump’s Occupation of DC
The massive display of resistance took place as the president threatened to expand his crackdown to Chicago.
Chicago Prepares Itself for Looming Militarized Federal Assault
As federal agents amass at a nearby naval station, protesters and local leaders have vowed to resist Trump's “invasion.”
Federal Judge Said Trump Can’t Be National Police Chief. Will His Word Be Final?
A court held that Trump “willfully” violated the Posse Comitatus Act by sending troops to enforce immigration law in LA.
The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism
“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie.
Policing Has Always Been a Tool to Repress the Working Class
Modern policing was born out of a series of transatlantic ruling class experiments to repress radical rebellion.
“Excited Delirium” Is Pseudoscience. Police Often Cite It to Justify Brutality.
For decades, police, medical examiners, and coroners have used the term used to cover up killings in police custody.
DC Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Folk Hero Who Tossed Sandwich at CBP Officer
Sean Charles Dunn allegedly threw his sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent after calling him a fascist.