Freddie Gray

July 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Freddie Gray. When flames were licking around the city of Baltimore, his life was destined to symbolize a police force out of control and a people no longer willing to...

June 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) – In a verdict that should come as a surprise to pretty much no one, Baltimore Judge Barry Williams found another Freddie Gray defendant not guilty. Officer Caesar Goodson faced murder...

June 14, 2016 (Fault Lines) – When police kill and get the Cadillac version of due process, it reinforces the idea that our justice system is unfair. Prosecutors look out for their kind and law enforcement...

May 17, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — When the police are on trial, things get confusing. On one hand, people like to see the script get flipped on the folks who are often in the news for...

Apr. 21, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Good morning folks. Your links today: Four former New Orleans officers Robert Gisevius, Kenneth Bowen, Anthony Villavaso and Robert Faulcon pleaded guilty and were sentenced to between 7 and 12 years...

Apr. 20, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Morning folks, here’s what you need to know: Former NYPD officer Peter Liang will not face jail time for the killing of unarmed Akai Gurley in a stairwell in Brooklyn in...

Apr. 5, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Morning folks, here’s what we’re watching: Chicago has agreed to pay Philip Coleman’s family $4.9 million in settlement of their son’s in-custody death in 2012. A federal judge had previously ruled that Chicago Officers...

Mar. 24, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — In a decision that has been called unprecedented, the Maryland Court of Appeals has ordered Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter to testify at the trials of his fellow officers...

Mar. 16, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Morning folks, the links today: The four former New Orleans cops awaiting retrial for the deadly shootings that occurred on Danziger bridge following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 have asked the...

Mar. 9, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks – your news this morning: The US Attorney’s office announced on Tuesday that no criminal charges would be brought against white NYPD Officer Richard Haste who shot and killed...