The late civil rights icon is eulogized by three former presidents and others at his funeral in Atlanta.
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Our View: Maine’s racial profiling law won’t work without data
If police don’t record the perceived race of the people they stop, there’s no way to tell if bias plays a role.
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Ex-Minneapolis officer seeks to have charges dropped in George Floyd death
Tou Thao will ask the judge to dismiss the charges at a hearing on Sept. 11.
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Outrage after NYPD takes away protester in unmarked van
Bystander video of 18-year-old Nikki Stone’s arrest spread quickly on social media.
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Federal agents to pull back in Portland, Ore., but stay on standby
The plan calls for U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Protective Service officers to stay inside a fence set up around the U.S. courthouse, along with some state police, to keep out protesters.
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Federal officials, Oregon in talks about pulling agents in Portland
A senior White House official says the Trump administration has indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents in Portland if the state steps up its own enforcement.
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Source: U.S., Oregon in talks about pulling agents
Just a day earlier, the U.S. Marshals Service and Department of Homeland Security were debating whether to send in more personnel.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
The hearing marks the attorney general’s first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, bringing him face-to-face with a panel that is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politicization of the Justice Department under his watch.
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Congress passes Wilson, Rubio bill to study societal forces affecting Black men
The bill is modeled after a Florida commission that was created in 2006 by Rubio and Wilson when they served in the Florida Legislature together.
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John Lewis memorialized as the ‘conscience of the Congress’
Lawmakers are gathering to pay tribute to the long-time Georgia lawmaker and icon of the civil rights movement.