Bill text: Declaring racism a public health crisis., 2020
Tag Archives: police brutality
No Indictment in Eric Garner’s Choke Hold Case
Congressional Record: Henry C. Johnson Jr.’s comments on the recent police killing of Eric Garner, 2014
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Congressional Record: Transcription of Barbara Lee’s comments on the police killing of Breonna Taylor, 2020
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
House and Senate Reports: Recommends passage, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, of H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and three other acts to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies., 2020
Oversight of Federal Programs for Equipping State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Congressional Hearing: Hearing to examine Federal role and programs to provide State and local police with surplus DOD military equipment and Federal grant funding for tactical training and equipment, in light of concerns about alleged excessive use of military-type equipment and tactics by police in Ferguson, Mo., to maintain public safety and crowd control during protests and demonstrations in the days following Aug. 9, 2014, death of African-American teenager Michael Brown, who was killed by a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer. Background and Context: Since 1997, Federal agencies have supplied over $5 billion in surplus DOD supplies and equipment to law enforcement. Recent events in Ferguson, Mo., have raised concerns about whether State and local law enforcement use of military-type equipment and tactical training should be more closely examined., 2014
Public Trust and Law Enforcement-A Brief Discussion for Policymakers
CRS Report: Provides brief overview of police-community relations and how the Federal Government might be able to promote more accountability and better relationships between citizens and law enforcement. Examines public perception of law enforcement in general, Federalism and Congressional control over State and local law enforcement policy, Federal efforts to collect data on law enforcement use of force, and Department of Justice (DOJ) authority to investigate law enforcement misconduct. Discusses DOJ role in improving police-community relations, and considers policy options for Congress., 2016
Police Use of Force: Rules, Remedies, and Reforms
CRS Reports: Provides legal context for debate over police use of force in light of several high-profile police shootings and other law enforcement-related deaths. Examines constitutional rules governing use of force by the police, role of Congress in providing a remedy for violation of rules, and legislative proposals to reform these rules and remedies to rein in police use of excessive force and provide accountability., 2015
Police Misconduct, Part 1
Congressional Hearing: Hearings before the Subcom on Criminal Justice to examine the nature and extent of police misconduct and violence, including issues involved in police use of firearms and other deadly force. Focuses on allegations of racially motivated police abuse and brutality against minority groups., 1983
Police Misconduct, Part 2
Congressional Hearing: Continuation of hearings before the Subcom on Criminal Justice, in this volume held in Brooklyn, N.Y., to examine the nature and extent of police misconduct and violence., 1983
Take Back Your Neighborhood: Police and Citizen Partnerships in Confronting Crime
Hearing before the Subcom on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture to examine neighborhood crime reduction initiatives involving cooperation between community members and the police., 1992
Federal Response to Police Misconduct
Congressional Hearing: Hearing before the Subcom on Civil and Constitutional Rights to examine the adequacy of civil and criminal remedies for police misconduct and brutality against crime suspects., 1992
116 H.R. 8178 (Introduced in the House): Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020
Bill text: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence., 2020
116 H. Res. 1027 (Introduced in the House)
Bill text: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the wrongs and hardships of Black women are often equal to those experienced by Black men yet receive less attention and justice, and that any legislation passed in the House of Representatives to remedy racial inequities in the United States, especially those present in the criminal justice system, must include reforms to address concerns for Black women., 2020
Calling for the Justice Department to Investigate the Death of Sandra Bland
Congressional Record: Al Green’s comments on the death of Sandra Bland, 2015
116 H.R. 4408 (Introduced in the House): Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2019
To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and for other purposes., 2019
116 S. 3912 (Introduced in the Senate): Justice in Policing Act of 2020; Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act; Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020; Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2020; PRIDE Act; End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2020; ERRPA; Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act; Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2020; Police CAMERA Act of 2020; Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2020; PEACE Act of 2020; Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act
Bill text: To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies., 2020
116 S. 3895 (Introduced in the Senate): Eric Garner Excessive Force Prevention Act
Bill text: To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to include the use of chokeholds and carotid holds as a deprivation of rights and as a punishment, pain, or penalty, and for other purposes., 2020
State of Urban America
Congressional Hearings: Hearing to assess urban area economic conditions and adequacy of Federal aid to cities in view of Apr. 1992 riots in Los Angeles, Calif., and to examine urban economic deterioration, including increased poverty and unemployment, in the 20 years following National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission) 1968 report predicting increased social inequalities., 1993
HU021–Civil Disturbances-Riots, Document Numbers 326623-343665.
George H. W. Bush Presidential Library file folder: Rodney King , urban development, Korean Americans, and George H. W. Bush and William J. Clinton responses to Los Angeles riots, George H. W. Bush Administration civil rights files, 1989-1993
HU021–Civil Disturbances-Riots, Document Numbers 344029-351655.
George H. W. Bush Presidential Library file folder: Los Angeles riots, Presidential Task Force on Recovery in Los Angeles, Rodney King , and discrimination against Asian Pacific Americans, George H. W. Bush Administration civil rights files, 1989-1993
Police Brutality
Congressional Hearings: Hearings before the Subcom on Civil and Constitutional Rights to review concerns about the extent of police misconduct and excessive violence, in view of the videotaped Mar. 3, 1991 severe beating of black motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers after King’s forced halt for traffic offenses. Also examines the prevalence of racially motivated police brutality against minority groups., 1991
Hanrahan v. Hampton, et al.: U.S. Reports Per Curiam Opinion
Supreme Court records on Hanrahan et al. v. Hampton et al., 1979
Hanrahan v. Hampton: Docket
Supreme Court records on Hanrahan et al. v. Hampton et al., 1979
Hanrahan v. Hampton: Appendix to Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Supreme Court records on Hanrahan et al. v. Hampton et al., 1979
Hanrahan v. Hampton: Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Supreme Court records on Hanrahan et al. v. Hampton et al., 1979