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Should Libertarians Root for the Abolition of Police and Prisons?

Libertarians have some common ground with the abolitionists—but if they insist on anti-capitalism as a litmus test, abolitionists will find themselves isolated and marginalized.

Reason

In Minnesota, abortion keys Keith Ellison's 2nd term hopes

Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump

The Independent UK

The story of one US governor’s historic use of clemency: ‘We are a nation of second chances’

Kate Brown has granted more commutations or pardons than all of Oregon’s governor from the last 50 years combined

The Guardian - US

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Elijah McClain cause of death quietly ruled as ketamine as police face charges for violent 2019 arrest

Unarmed 23-year-old told police, ‘I can’t breathe’

The Independent UK

12 cops face discipline for misconduct after George Floyd protests

On May 31, 2020 — six days after Floyd died — dozens of protesters were pushed and hit with batons as officers struggled with two people in the 400 block of North Clark Street, according to a report released publicly Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vinnie Politan hosts A&E’s new ‘Court Night Live’

ATLANTA — In 2020, A&E was riding high with a hugely successful “Live PD” series where live cameras followed cops on patrol in different cities, an unedited version of “Cops.” But after the George Floyd murders and a reckoning on police brutality and race, A&E felt pressured to drop the…

Tribune News Service

First Thing: Do the latest legal woes spell the end for Donald Trump?

New York civil lawsuit accusing Trump family of ‘staggering’ fraud could derail presidential bid, experts say. Plus, the case for a ‘marriage sabbatical’

The Guardian - UK

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House Dems reach deal on policing bills ahead of midterms

A deal has been struck by the progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic caucus to bring a long-awaited policing bill to the House floor just weeks before the midterm elections

The Independent UK

Why Iranian women are burning their hijabs after the death of Mahsa Amini

Amini, 22, died Friday, several days after she was arrested in Tehran by the country's "morality police" for violating hijab laws. Her death has sparked outrage and protests across the country.

WEKU

Former Minneapolis police officer gets 3 years in prison in Floyd killing

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose death outraged people around the world, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday.

Reuters

Thomas Lane: Former police officer jailed for ‘aiding and abetting’ death of George Floyd

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years.

Evening Standard

Ex-officer Thomas Lane sentenced for manslaughter in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to three years in prison in Hennepin County District Court for his role in George Floyd's killing more than two years ago.

Tribune News Service

A former Minneapolis officer is sentenced to 3 years for aiding George Floyd's death

Former police officer Thomas Lane, who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced on Wednesday.

WEKU

Ex-police officer Thomas Lane lashes out on hot mic as he’s sentenced to three years for George Floyd killing

Thomas Lane is also serving 30 months in a federal prison in Colorado for violating Floyd’s civil rights

The Independent UK

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Riotsville, USA: the shocking story of fake army towns that militarised police

A bleak and revealing new documentary brings to light the history of simulated towns used to train police to handle riots

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Lucy by the Sea,' by Elizabeth Strout

FICTION: In the third novel narrated by Lucy Barton, COVID hits and Lucy heads for Maine with her ex-husband, William.

The Independent UK

Ex-cop Lane to be sentenced for aiding in George Floyd death

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

HS2 granted route-wide injunction to tackle environmental protests

Activists barred from accessing hundreds of miles of land earmarked for UK high-speed rail project

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French court convicts policemen over 2015 death of Black man

A lawyer for the family of Amadou Koume says the ruling was satisfying but the sentence was ‘relatively lenient’.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to find our kin, people who speak the same language’: the power of shared grief, from Covid to the Queen

Why are so many of us mourning a queen we never met? Is it about Elizabeth II the person, or what she represented for Britain and the world – or us, and our apparently unrelated sorrows? We talk to psychotherapists, anthropologists – and the bereaved

Evening Standard

Iranian woman dies after falling into coma following assault from ‘morality police’ over hijab

Police said Mahsa Amini had suffered a heart attack, denying allegations she was beaten

WEKU

Texas denies a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a drug charge

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Woman’s Death after Morals Police Arrest Sparks Protests

A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, sparking protests by Iranians on social media. In the past few months, Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils, a gesture that would risk…

Reuters

George Floyd denied posthumous pardon for 2004 Texas drug conviction

A Texas state agency has decided against recommending that the governor grant a posthumous pardon to George Floyd for a 2004 drug conviction, in a reversal of a decision made last year.

Reuters

Iran woman's death after morals police arrest sparks protests

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