Stories tagged: "Breonna Taylor"

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Criminal Justice Juror: The Only Charges We Were Presented With Had Nothing to Do With Breonna Taylor’s Killing

"Questions were asked about additional charges and the grand jury was told there would be none because the prosecutors didn't feel they could make them stick."

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil October 21, 2020 2:51 pm EDT
Criminal Justice Protests against racial injustice continued this week after a Kentucky grand jury decided not to charge any officers for the death of Breonna Taylor while she slept in her apartment (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Criminal Justice Two Advocates Sound Off on the Failure to Charge Breonna Taylor’s Killers and the Path Forward

Despite the lack of justice for Breonna Taylor and the pain that has caused, activists urge the nation to continue fighting racial injustice—that includes speaking out, showing up, and voting.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil September 25, 2020 4:52 pm EDT
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Courts PHOTOS: Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Take to Charlotte Streets for Breonna Taylor

The largest city in NC, Charlotte, was one of many cities with a Black Lives Matter protest to demand action on Breonna Taylor's death.

Billy Ball Billy Ball Grant Baldwin Grant Baldwin September 24, 2020 11:54 am EDT
Courts A woman speaks during a protest, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Courts Protests Erupt After Grand Jury Declines to Press Charges for Breonna Taylor’s Death

Anger and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police for Breonna Taylor's death poured into protests in US streets Wednesday.

Associated Press Associated Press September 24, 2020 10:49 am EDT
Criminal Justice People gather in Jefferson Square awaiting word on charges against police officers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Criminal Justice Grand Jury Indicts Only One of Three Cops Involved in Breonna Taylor Case—and Not for Her Death

Former Louisville Police Officer Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of “wanton endangerment” in Breonna Taylor's killing.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil September 23, 2020 1:52 pm EDT

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Opinion It’s Been 143 Days Since Breonna Taylor Was Killed. Black Women Deserve Better.

The response to Taylor’s case is only now gaining momentum.

Nsenga Burton Nsenga Burton August 3, 2020 1:59 pm EDT
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Law and Policy Lawsuit: Breonna Taylor’s Death Was the Result of a Louisville Gentrification Plan

A multi-million-dollar gentrification plan was a factor in Breonna Taylor’s death, lawyers for her family said in an amended complaint filed on Sunday.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright July 8, 2020 3:06 pm EDT