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Chicago cops deemed innocent in crucial Laquan McDonald cover-up trial

Three fired cops committed no crimes when they helped cover up former Chicago Police Department Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder of teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, a judge ruled Thursday. “The state...

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Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke sentenced to 6 years in prison for...

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in prison for the murder of Laquan McDonald in 2014, Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled Friday evening. Van Dyke may become eligible for...

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Police officers avoid charges in two different shootings of unarmed black men

This weekend brought news that police officers involved in two different fatal shootings of unarmed black men will not face charges related to those killings. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne...

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Sacramento prosecutor’s needless smear of Stephon Clark stunned his family...

Stephon Clark’s family didn’t have any real hope that Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert would charge the police who killed the unarmed 23-year-old in his grandparents’ backyard in...

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D’Quan Young was killed by an off-duty DC cop 10 months ago. His mother still...

Bullets sprayed through the darkness and hit car windows, while bystanders, including children, fled for their lives, according to witnesses. This wasn’t a war zone; it was northeast Washington, D.C.,...

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