police brutality
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Grand jury justifies racist police killing in Rockford, Ill.
On Dec. 23, a grand jury ruled that two white Rockford, Ill., police officers were completely justified in shooting an…
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Taser survivor wins claim in federal court
On Dec. 28, the Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals in California issued a decision limiting the authority of police…
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Capitalists attack, the PSL fights back!
Far from the "change" promised by President Obama and his new administration, 2009 reinforced capitalism's status quo. It was a…
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Undocumented workers face new repressive state tactics
On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced HR 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act…
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Fred Hampton remembered
The wave of repression unleashed on the Black liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s by the FBI's "Operation COINTELPRO"…
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Philadephia off-duty cop shoots and kills unarmed 21-year-old
On Nov. 21, the Philadelphia Police Department added yet another chapter to its long history of brutality and misconduct when…
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Police murders during Katrina under investigation
Three FBI investigations are underway in an attempt to uncover some of the atrocities committed by the New Orleans Police…
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G-20 protesters face indiscriminate police violence, trumped up charges
Protests against the G-20 continued on Sept. 24 and 25 as world economic and political leaders gathered in Pittsburgh, Pa.…
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Protests erupt following raid, arrests in Atlanta gay bar
On Sept. 10, the Atlanta Police Department vice squad raided and arrested eight employees of the Atlanta Eagle Club, a…
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Oakland offers settlement in the murder of Gary King Jr.
A large settlement is expected in the case of Gary King Jr., who was murdered by Oakland police on Sept.…
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