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As a potential running mate for Joe Biden, Rep. Val Demings' three-year tenure as the chief of the Orlando Police Department has come under renewed scrutiny, particularly in light of Black Americans' ongoing struggles with law enforcement. Demings, a Black congresswoman from Florida, has argued that her law
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee has named a two-dozen member task force on policing and social justice, bringing together law enforcement officials, community activists, and religious leaders to develop reforms and coordinate with legislators to improve policing practices. The task force, established in response to ongoing concerns about police brutality and
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Senate Republicans, led by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, unveiled a policing bill on Wednesday that includes provisions for use-of-force data collection, de-escalating training, and increased reporting of no-knock warrants. Despite bipartisan support for some aspects of the bill, Democrats are pushing for more extensive reforms, including a ban on
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a federal database of police officers with a history of using excessive force, amidst growing national outcry over police brutality. The order also sets financial incentives for police departments to establish credentialing programs and follow standard "best practices." Trump
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Congressman Bobby Scott, representing the 3rd District of Virginia, has introduced the Justice in Policing Act to address the need for police reform following the senseless death of George Floyd. The bill aims to set national standards for police departments, ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, and establish a registry for
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) has become an original cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act, a comprehensive legislation aimed at addressing systemic racial discrimination by law enforcement in the United States. This sweeping legislation seeks to achieve transformative, structural change by addressing issues such as police brutality, racial
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As the nation grapples with decades of systemic racism and police brutality, Senator Tim Scott has emerged as a key figure in the Republican Party's attempt to address the issue. As the only African American Republican senator, Scott brings a unique perspective to the debate, having faced racial
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The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on June 10, 2020, to examine the crisis of racial profiling, police brutality, and the lost trust between police departments and the communities they serve. The hearing comes in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who
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Under the authority of 34 U.S.C. s. 12601, the federal government can conduct civil investigations into police departments that engage in a pattern or practice of constitutional violations. These investigations, also known as pattern or practice investigations, aim to address systemic problems rather than individual officers. They can
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As Congressional Democrats unveiled broad legislation aimed at reforming policing nationwide, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin made his first court appearance on Monday, hours after being formally charged with second-degree murder without intent, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin's bail was set
