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City of Madison faces lawsuit over police oversight board
Now, it’s the subject of a federal lawsuit against the City of Madison.
The lawsuit is brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), a conservative legal firm. WILL is bringing the lawsuit on behalf of David Blaska, a local conservative blogger, former Dane County Board Supervisor, and former mayoral and school board candidate. Blaska, who is white, was not appointed to the oversight board but was one of about sixty applicants. He says certain rules establishing the membership of the board amounted to a racial quota.
“I can think of no other governmental body that bases membership based on race. And there’s a good reason for that. Even the city of Madison prohibits discrimination based on race. So the city is in violation of its own ordinance,” Blaska tells WORT.
Is Police Reform Possible in Milwaukee?
Other U.S. cities offer models for positive change
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During the past year Milwaukee protesters have taken to the streets to demand greater community oversight of police. Some of their signs specifically ask for a Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC). âPolice having their say and having full control over what they do is just not working at all,â says Omar Flores, co-founder of The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR). âSo, I think itâs about time that we listen to the people. Weâve got to do something different.â
The Milwaukee Allianceâs calls for an elected CPAC that would have the power to âhire, fire and discipline Milwaukee police, create the MPD budget and conduct independent investigations into police crimes,â according to their Facebook page. They would like to eliminate the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, the present oversi
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SOC Films’ int’l series ‘Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions’ nominated for Emmy In a first of sorts for Pakistan, a global documentary series has been created and produced by an all Pakistani crew and officially presented and released by YouTube Originals
June 30, 2021
It was announced on Monday that SOC Films, a Karachi based film production house, spearheaded by two-time Academy Award and four-time Emmy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has been nominated in two categories at the prestigious 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for its international documentary series ‘Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions,’ by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in New York.