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The moratorium on no-knock warrants came two days after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment and killed Amir Locke, a 22-year-old man who his parents said was "executed" after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm to protect himself.

The parents of Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, say he was “executed” after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm for protection.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The death of a young Black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police SWAT team is shining new light on how police carry out no-knock warrants. ...

The Minneapolis Police Department restricted their use as part of a wide-ranging set of reforms following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020.

Brian is a former Senior Legal Research Fellow   Add the U.S. Department of Education to the list of federal agencies that can invade your home at gunpoint and hold you and your family in custody for hours. Kenneth Wright learned this the hard way last week, when federal "education" agents busted down the front door of his Stockton, Calif., home at 6 in the morning. "They surrounded the house; it was like a task force or SWAT team," a neighbor told a national news affiliate. "They all had guns...

Guest Commentary Since 1871 the Civil Rights Act has held state and local officials — including police officers — legally liable for damages if their actions violate a citizen’s constitutional rights. That’s until the Supreme Court punched a huge hole in the law, making it now nearly impossible to hold police officers accountable — even for acts that clearly violate the rights of citizens. Such actions multiplied massively under the war on drugs. As part of that “war,” state a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On June 11, just 13 weeks after Breonna Taylor had been shot dead by Louisville police, her mother stood on the steps of Louisville Metro Hall to praise the citys passage of "Breonnas Law." The ordinance banning no-knock search warrants was a testament to her daughters "agenda to save lives" as an ER tech who dreamed of becoming a nurse, Tamika Palmer told a crowd of supporters. "I knew she was destined for greatness," she said, her smile beaming. "Shes showing it. Shes sho...

Group pushes for legislation in states to reform police tactics FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo police and protesters converge during a demonstration 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 to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) John Minchillo FILE - In this Se...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... PHILADELPHIA — After a year marked by police killings of Black men and women and mass civil unrest over racial injustice, some activists are taking aim at police tactics that can lead to deadly middle-of-the-night raids they say are used overwhelmingly in communities of color. Rather than waiting f...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After a year marked by police killings of Black men and women and mass civil unrest over racial injustice, some activists are taking aim at police tactics that can lead to deadly middle-of-the-night raids they say are used overwhelmingly in communities of color. Rather than waiting for direction from lawmakers, a group of academics, policing experts and activists called Campaign Zero has created model legislation around so-called no-knock warrants they hope will be attract...