Civil Rights & Social Justice
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison responds to a conservative petition to have Derek Chauvin pardoned and released from prison.
Tyre Nichols's family speaks out for the first time since three former Memphis police officers were acquitted of his alleged second-degree murder.
Since April 12, 2022, BOSSIP has been following the case of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr, who was charged with the second-degree murder of Patrick Lyoya. Schurr initiated a traffic stop because Lyoya’s car had a license plate that allegedly did not correspond to the vehicle. When Lyoya attempted to flee from Schurr, […]
UPDATED: May 7, 2025 4:45 p.m. EST Three ex-Memphis cops were acquitted of state charges Wednesday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. According to AP, after 8 1/2 hours of deliberations, the jury found Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder. Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump […]
U.S. Airman Roger Fortson's family has filed a civil lawsuit against Eddie Duran, Sheriff Eric Aden, and the apartment owner over fatal shooting
This is a shame. On April 15, 39-year-old John Scott Jr., known to his friends and loved ones as “LJ,” was taken into custody by Decatur, Ala., police officers who were responding to a call placed by Scott’s mother, who said her son was experiencing a”mental health crisis.” A week later, on April 22, Scott […]
Rankin County Sheriff’s Office settles lawsuit with two Black men who were beaten and sexually abused by "goon squad" for $2.5 million
The Department of Homeland Security under the Trump Administration is offering undocumented immigrants $1000 to self-deport.
Mesa park ranger Joshua Amado was arrested for stealing a gun from a homeless man. The arrest led to an investigation into the Goon Squad
Trigger warning: discussions of death by suicide On April 27, 2023, 11-year-old Louis Johnson III died by suicide in Ocala, Florida. On Monday, nearly two years after Louis’ tragic death, his parents filed a $75,000 wrongful death lawsuit against the Marion County School Board, alleging that their son took his own life because he was […]
Three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers: Taddarius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith to stand trial for Tyre Nichols murder,
UPDATED—10:16 AM 04/28/2025 A rep for the NMAAHC says that no artifacts have been removed. Both the Greensboro lunch counter and the stools where college students sat in protest during the Civil Rights Movement are still on display, according to a statement from a representative to journalist Phil Lewis. “A stool from the sit-ins remains […]
