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Tag: Eric Garner

Court refuses reinstatement for ex-NYPD cop who killed Eric Garner

“Today we provide the people of New York City an important tool for accountability when law enforcement violates their rights.”

No charges filed against NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner on...

Justice Department officials announced Tuesday that no federal charges would be filed against suspended NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for directly causing the death of Eric Garner in 2014. Despite the fact that Officer Pantaleo was recorded...

Four years after Eric Garner’s killing in police chokehold, his family...

Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who applied the fatal chokehold, continues to work for the New York Police Department on paid desk duty and has received multiple raises since Garner’s death.

Erica Garner: Rest in peace … and justice

Erica, who died after suffering a massive heart attack, worked tirelessly for justice for her father, Eric Garner.

Justice Department to Charge Cop in Death of Eric Garner

The plan to charge Pantaleo has been approved by Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

The Best Way To Honor Tamir Rice is by Reforming Our...

How many times will our justice system refuse to charge police with killing unarmed black people?

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Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells

At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.

Friends, patriots, countrymen, where are your ears?

See no evil, hear no evil, admit no evil—the close-minded cult of suckered MAGA monkeys.

Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate lawsuits in unprecedented...

In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.

Trump is rubbing our faces in fascism. But the people are rising up

As the American public continues to publicly stand up to the administration, will Trump’s grip on power will eventually slip?

How decision-making is affected by social conformity

Despite the rise of social media and digital influence, studies suggest that our tendency to conform socially remains unchanged—though brain imaging reveals surprising links between conformity, decision-making, and the orbitofrontal cortex.