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Mar 04, 2016
Long After Rodney King, We Need Transparent Policing More Than Ever
In the early hours of March 3, 1991, George Holliday stepped onto his balcony and saw police begin to beat a motorist on the street below. He then pulled out a video camera and filmed an incident that would become synonymous with police violence and misconduct: the beating of a young African American man named Rodney King by several Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers. News stations across the country broadcast the footage of King lying on the ground as officers viciously kicked and struck him repeatedly with nightsticks.
By Peter Bibring
Feb 10, 2016
New ACLU Guide: Tips for Tech Companies on Protecting User Privacy and Free Speech in 2016
By Nicole A. Ozer
Feb 09, 2016
End law enforcement violence against trans women
The following article was first published in The Hill.
By Tasha Hill
Feb 01, 2016
How a New CA Law Addresses Contentless Classes
Some California high school students were being sent home from school early or warehoused in the auditorium rather than being assigned meaningful academic classes. As hard as it may be to believe, last year countless students at Los Angeles’ Jefferson High School, for example, didn’t have a complete schedule more than six weeks into the school year.
By Victor Leung
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