Police and Law Enforcement

Solidarity in New Haven

Solidarity in New Haven Solidarity in New Haven

The recent campus mobilization at Yale is only the latest student effort to organize around and impact the safety of local residents.

Nov 15, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky

Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?

Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment? Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?

On October 18, 2010, a federal jury convicted David Williams IV, James Cromitie, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen on charges of conspiring to fire missiles at military planes and o…

Nov 12, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

Johannes Mehserle's sentence for killing Oscar Grant has been decried as less than Michael Vick was given for killing dogs.

Nov 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Judge Postpones Ruling on Use of Informants in Sanchez Case Judge Postpones Ruling on Use of Informants in Sanchez Case

A federal judge last week abruptly postponed ruling on whether it was proper for prosecutors seeking wiretap permission to conceal their use of top members of the Mara Salvatruch...

Sep 23, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm

Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm

Editor’s note: To mark the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are presenting once again this slide show of images and recollections, first published on August 26, 201…

Aug 26, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans...

Aug 26, 2010 / Press Room

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The ...

Aug 26, 2010 / Frontline

Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned to death in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The case was mysterious from the start, but it wasn't until A.C. Thompson's 2009 article for The Nation, "Body of Evidence," that a real investigation began. Under pressure from The Nation, from advocacy groups like ColorofChange.org and from extensive, ground-breaking collaborative reporting by investigative-journalism non-profit Pro Publica & the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a formal investigation was launched. Earlier this year an indictment was handed down in the case.  On Wednesday night PBS's FRONTLINE profiles the Glover case—along with five other stories about post-Katrina police shootings—in the hour-long documentary "Law & Disorder." A collaborative effort between FRONTLINE, Pro Publica and the Times-Picayune, "Law & Disorder" expanded the Glover investigation into a multi-year inquiry into the NOPD and post-Katrina violence. You can watch a preview here, and check the FRONTLINE website for air-times and the full episode. The show premieres Wednesday night at 9PM.  You can watch an interview with A.C. Thompson, now a staff reporter with Pro Publica, here.

Aug 24, 2010 / Press Room

Conversation: A.C. Thompson and Jacques Morial on Post-Katrina Police Violence Conversation: A.C. Thompson and Jacques Morial on Post-Katrina Police Violence

In the anarchic days after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans police department were responsible for much of the deadly violence.

Aug 11, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Key Provisions of Arizona Immigration Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Key Provisions of Arizona Immigration Law Blocked by Federal Judge Key Provisions of Arizona Immigration Law Blocked by Federal Judge

The Constitution is clear: the federal judge who blocked implementation of key elements of Arizona's draconian anti-immigration law has no choice but to do so.

Jul 29, 2010 / John Nichols

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