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Opinion: A police reform can't wait any longer
The killing of 22-year-old Amir Locke earlier this month at the hands of a SWAT team officer from the Minneapolis Police Department has once again made the city the focal point of the ongoing national conversation around race and policing.
[ cnn.com ]Handcuffs were too big for this 6-year-old's wrists when she was arrested at school
• There's a growing consensus in law enforcement over no-knock warrants: The risks outweigh the rewards • Opinion: Amir Locke's death highlights federal lawmakers' inaction on police reform
[ cnn.com ]The former President repeated the false claim that it was the VP's 'right' to do so while criticizing bipartisan efforts on electoral reform
Former President Donald Trump in a statement Sunday said he wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election, repeating the false claim that Pence had the power to do so and slamming recent bipartisan efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act.
[ cnn.com ]Biden to deliver voting rights speech next week in Atlanta
President Joe Biden is planning to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta next week, officials say, traveling to the cradle of the civil rights movement to shine a brighter light on election reform in advance of the national holiday celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: This isn't about getting baked. America's drug policies are broken
CNN legal commentator and baker extraordinaire Elliot Williams is making brownies, while talking about the need for drug reform. He argues that drug policies in America are broken and must be reimagined in the 21st century. This video is part of CNN Opinion's "Elliot Williams Kneads to Know" series, where Williams tries to get the internet to pay attention to important issues by discussing them while baking.
[ cnn.com ]Government reforms training at sea program after alleged rape of 19-year-old student
The federal government plans to begin sending students at the US Merchant Marine Academy back to sea later this month, resuming a key training program that had been temporarily suspended in the wake of an allegation that a 19-year-old student was raped on a ship.
[ cnn.com ]California to propose reforms to major rooftop solar policy
California is expected to propose changes this week to a state policy that allows owners of private homes with solar panels to sell their excess energy into the electric grid at or near the retail rate.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: This surprising solution to the 'Great Resignation' is right in front of us
As someone who has spent more than two decades in the criminal justice reform movement, I believe in a justice system that holds people accountable while also providing people with a trajectory toward rehabilitation, employment and well-being.
[ cnn.com ]House plans to vote Wednesday to censure Paul Gosar and strip him of 1 committee
The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution that both censures Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and removes him from the Committee on Oversight and Reform, a source familiar tells CNN.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: What Rittenhouse's tears reveal about America
Despite last year's demonstrations supporting racial justice and substantive efforts at political reform, the system that devalues Black lives remains largely -- and powerfully -- intact.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Voters made a hard turn back to kitchen table issues
In Tuesday's elections, Republican candidates surged in blue states, cities rejected major police reform and suburban voters showed their independence. The major takeaways? This is a more moderate and centrist country than activists on either the right or left let on, and Donald Trump fever may be breaking.
[ cnn.com ]Biden says he's open to altering filibuster on voting rights
President Joe Biden on Thursday acknowledged in his strongest terms to date that filibuster reform will be necessary to pass key items like voting rights legislation and debt limit increases, but that doing so now would hamper his ability to pass his economic agenda.
[ cnn.com ]Lesbian couples were refused access to IVF in France. Not anymore
A law allowing lesbian couples in France to receive fertility treatment has finally come into effect. While many are excited at the prospect of not having to leave the country for IVF, CNN's Cyril Vanier spoke with one woman losing faith in the French government's ability to roll out the reform.
[ cnn.com ]What Congress' total failure on police reform means for communities
The need for police reform in the US is as great as ever, but the country lacks the political resolve to get things done -- at least on the federal level.
[ cnn.com ]Police shooting victims' families, civil rights leaders condemn failed police reform talks
Bridgett Floyd said she could barely find the words to describe her disappointment in lawmakers for failing to pass sweeping police reform legislation that bears her brother George Floyd's name.
[ cnn.com ]Top police organizations push back on GOP Sen. Tim Scott's attack on Democrats for why police reform talks broke down
Two major policing organizations -- the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police -- are disputing Republican Sen. Tim Scott's account of how negotiations over a policing overhaul plan broke down last week.
[ cnn.com ]Biden criticizes Senate Republicans after police reform negotiations end without a deal
President Joe Biden criticized Senate Republicans after the bipartisan talks around overhauling policing laws broke down without a deal, critiquing the GOP for rejecting even modest reforms.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Sexual assault prevention in the military needs these two fixes
For years, there had been little progress made when it came to the ongoing tragedy of military sexual assault. However, that all changed last year, following the brutal killing of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood by a fellow soldier. Since Guillen's death, proposed reforms for how the US military prosecutes sex-related crimes have garnered widespread support. Even Pentagon leaders now advocate some change. While individual proposals can be debated, it's laudable that everyone is serious about improving prosecution of military sexual assault. Unfortunately, though, there is little evidence that the same seriousness is applied when it comes to sexual assault prevention.
[ cnn.com ]Behind police leaders claims that bail reform is responsible for surge in violence
"It is an outrage," wrote Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown.
[ cnn.com ]Beheading of a diplomat's daughter shows how badly Pakistan is failing its women
Few cases of femicide make headlines in Pakistan, but the beheading of an ambassador's daughter promises to test a legal system activists say has repeatedly failed victims of violence and needs urgent reform.
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