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Breonna Taylor August 24, 2021

Police sergeant embroiled in Breonna Taylor case pulls out of book deal to 'explore other options'

The Louisville police sergeant in Kentucky who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor’s apartment has pulled out of a publishing deal to "explore other" options.

Breonna Taylor July 11, 2021

Breonna Taylor family lawyer files new lawsuit alleging Louisville police withheld body camera records

A new lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Breonna Taylor last week alleges that the Louisville Metro Police Department has withheld records that would show there is body camera footage of the fatal March 2020 raid, and therefore "misinformation has been presented to the general public."

OPINION May 16, 2021

Jim Trusty: Biden's aggressive Justice Dept – Civil Rights Division putting local police on notice. Here's how

The Civil Rights Division is quickly establishing itself as the most powerful and hardline division within the Biden administration’s DOJ. Pattern and practice (P&P) investigations into local police departments are back, and with a vengeance.

Kentucky May 4, 2021

Diner in Louisville draws handgun as armed BLM protesters swarm restaurant

Images showed a Louisville restaurant patron pointing a handgun at armed Black Lives Matter protesters who swarmed the outdoor dining patio during demonstrations in honor of Breonna Taylor on the day of the Kentucky Derby.

Police and Law Enforcement April 29, 2021

Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid to retire

Louisville Metro Police Department Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, who was shot during the no-knock raid resulting in Breonna Taylor's March 2020 death, is retiring.

Kentucky April 26, 2021

Louisville mayor slaps down reporter's 'simplistic' question: 'I won't dignify it with an answer'

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer shot down a question about the city's former embattled police chief while speaking to reporters Monday about a Justice Department probe into the police department amid a push to enact police reform one year after the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor. 

Breonna Taylor April 16, 2021

Breonna Taylor's mother slams BLM Louisville as 'fraud,' says 'it's amazing how many people have lost focus'

The mother Breonna Taylor blasted the Louisville, Ky., chapter of Black Lives Matter and a state lawmaker this week, describing them both as frauds.

Kentucky April 15, 2021

Simon & Schuster says it won't distribute book by Louisville cop in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

Simon & Schuster put out a statement late Thursday clarifying it won't be involved in the distribution of a book by one of the Louisville, Ky., police officers connected to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor during a botched raid. 

Breonna Taylor April 15, 2021

Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid is reprimanded by police chief for email

Louisville’s police chief has reprimanded the sergeant who was shot during the raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment for an email he sent that was critical of department leadership.

Breonna Taylor April 9, 2021

Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor's death

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Friday after months of demonstrations set off by the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in her home during a botched police raid

Breonna Taylor March 14, 2021

West Coast cities erupt in violence on Breonna Taylor anniversary

Major cities on the West Coast were among those seeing riots and protests Saturday night as demonstrators marked the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death in a police raid in Louisville, Kentucky.