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Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS
Black Jacksonians plan to make this attempt at reinstating white supremacist rule “extremely difficult” to implement.
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Stop Cop City Movement Embraces National Strategy as Permit Appeal Is Denied
Plaintiffs plan to appeal the decision to the DeKalb County Georgia Superior Court as the movement expands nationally.
![Black-led groups lead a rally to defund police across from the Chicago Police Department's Homan Square facility in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1247430794-400x300.jpg)
Policing Does Not Have Problems — It Is the Problem
Policing is neither reformable nor redeemable.
![Activists participate in a protest against the proposed Cop City being built in an Atlanta forest on March 9, 2023 in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1472402015-400x300.jpg)
Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Movement Is Spreading Despite Rampant State Repression
Police and prosecutors have used every tool in their arsenal to crush the spreading movement against Atlanta’s Cop City.
![Washington State Police use tear gas to disperse a crowd in Seattle, Washington, on May 30, 2020, during a demonstration against the police-perpetrated killing of George Floyd.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0324-police-tear-gas-400x300.jpg)
Police Use “Less Lethal” Weapons to Crush Social Movements Across the World
A new report finds that more than 121,000 people globally were injured or killed by crowd-control weapons since 2015.
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A Police Killing Inside a Hospital: Ben Crump on Death of Irvo Otieno During Mental Health Crisis
Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old aspiring musician, was killed inside a mental health facility in Virginia on March 6.
![Police officers throw and shoot tear gas into a group of protesters after a march through Center City on June 1, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0321-philadelphia-tear-gas-400x300.jpg)
Philadelphia Will Pay $9M to Settle George Floyd Protesters’ Suit Over Brutality
Plaintiffs said that the settlement is just one step toward accountability for police violence.
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Atlanta Was a Constitution-Free Zone During “Stop Cop City” Week of Action
Pressure is mounting against the planned police training center after a week of unprecedented police repression.
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We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black People
George Floyd’s murder is part of a through line of police violence first enabled by the “Dred Scott” ruling.
![A makeshift memorial for environmental activist Manuel Terán, who was fatally shot by law enforcement during a raid to clear the construction site of a police training facility that activists have dubbed "Cop City" near Atlanta, Georgia, on February 6, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246854231-400x300.jpg)
Forest Defenders Vow Resistance After Court Green-Lights Phase I of “Cop City”
A judge denied a restraining order against initial construction of the $90 million militarized police training complex.