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Breonna Taylor

power Aug. 23, 2022

Ex-Detective Admits to Lying on Breonna Taylor Search WarrantFormer detective Kelly Goodlett is the first officer to plead guilty for her role in the tragedy.

By Angelina Chapin
reckoning with a reckoning May 24, 2021

A Year After George Floyd’s Death, Police Are Still WinningAmerica is struggling to reform and reimagine the agencies that have been licensed to kill us.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
department of justice Apr. 26, 2021

DOJ Launches Probe of Louisville Police After Killing of Breonna TaylorThe inquiry, announced by Merrick Garland, is the second such “pattern or practice” investigation into systemic police abuses in the past week.

By Matt Stieb
power Dec. 29, 2020

Two More Police Officers to Be Fired in Breonna Taylor CaseLouisville’s interim police chief has issued termination letters to detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes.

By Claire Lampen
breonna taylor Oct. 30, 2020

Louisville Cop Sues Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend for ‘Emotional Distress’One of the officers who fired at Taylor is suing her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, for shooting him in self-defense.

By Angelina Chapin
breonna taylor Oct. 27, 2020

What Really Happened With the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury?Jurors have started speaking out about the secret proceedings. One called the attorney general’s actions “criminal.“

By Bridget Read and Angelina Chapin
encounter Oct. 20, 2020

Attica Scott: Dems Didn’t Have My Back After Protest ArrestThe only Black woman in the Kentucky legislature is ready for change, especially after Breonna Taylor. Is her party?

By Sarah Jones
politics Sept. 30, 2020

It Sure Looks Like Daniel Cameron Lied About Breonna Taylor’s KillingKentucky’s attorney general says everyone agrees on the facts about the case. Accounts from a grand juror and neighbors dispute that.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
power Sept. 29, 2020

Only One Officer Was Charged in Breonna Taylor’s KillingA member of the grand jury claims they were never given the option to indict the other two officers.

By Bridget Read
the system Sept. 27, 2020

The Law Is Not Made for Breonna TaylorAnd its capacity to deliver justice is functionally null.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
black lives matter Sept. 24, 2020

Renewed Unrest After Officers in Breonna Taylor Case Cleared of Criminal ChargesTwo police officers have reportedly been shot in Louisville, where the officers who killed Breonna Taylor were cleared of criminal charges.

By Matt Stieb
breonna taylor June 19, 2020

One of the Officers Who Shot Breonna Taylor Is Getting FiredBrett Hankison’s conduct is a “shock to the conscience,” Louisville acting police chief said in a letter Friday.

By Adam K. Raymond
breonna taylor June 11, 2020

The Police Report on the Killing of Breonna Taylor Is Almost Entirely BlankOfficers left the section for injuries empty despite shooting her eight times and indicated there was no forced entry despite using a battering ram.

By Matt Stieb
police brutality June 6, 2020

This Will Not Be ContainedTwo weeks in George Floyd’s America.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
breonna taylor June 1, 2020

Louisville Is Still Demanding Justice for Breonna TaylorUnlike in George Floyd’s case, there were no massive protests when the 26-year-old was killed by police in her home in March. That changed last week.

By Adam K. Raymond