Eric Garner
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Eric Garner's Mom Says NYC Is Stonewalling Investigation Into His Death
"It's a slap in the face," says Gwen Carr about the city holding back court-ordered documents for a judicial inquiry into Garner's death
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New Inquiry Into Eric Garner's Death Could Bring Family Answers
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who sought to delay the inquiry, may be forced to testify
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Why Policing Is Broken
Years of research on brutality cases shows that bad incentives in politics and city bureaucracies are major drivers of police violence
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Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Eric Garner's Arrest, Has Been Released From Prison
Orta, who had been serving four years on gun and drug charges, was given early release because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Spike Lee Shares Short Film Mixing 'Do the Right Thing' With Footage of George Floyd, Eric Garner
"People are fed up and people are tired of the debasing, the killing of black bodies," director says on CNN
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Police Violence Has Generational Consequences
Marquis A. Jefferson, the father of Atatiana Jefferson who was slain by police in her own home, died of a heart attack just weeks after his daughter's death
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NYPD Fires Daniel Pantaleo, Officer Involved in Fatal Arrest of Eric Garner
"It is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer," New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill states — five years after the altercation that led to Garner's death
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No Surprise: No Federal Charges in Eric Garner Case
Trump or no Trump, the writing has long been on the wall in the infamous police brutality case
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The Rules Still Favor the Racists
Nancy Pelosi was rebuked for speaking the truth about Trump’s tweets, even as Republicans indulge the president’s violations of the rule of law
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'I Can't Breathe': An Excerpt From Matt Taibbi's New Book on the Eric Garner Killing
Taibbi's book explores the roots and repercussions of Garner's killing by the New York City police
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