A Baltimore officer who was accused in connection with Freddie Gray’s death will receive back pay from the city.
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Baltimore Signs Up for Far-Reaching Police Reform
Attorney General Loretta Lynch came to Baltimore Thursday morning to announce federally-mandated reforms for Baltimore’s police department. The consent decree was praised as going further than others, but questions remain about whether it will be enforced in the Trump era.
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Baltimore Police Union Says ‘Justice Has Been Done’ With Decision to Drop Charges
Standing in front of the six police officers accused in Freddie Gray’s death and their lawyers, Baltimore’s police union president declared that “justice has been done” by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s decision to drop charges against the remaining police officers in the case. Police reps also addressed accusations by Marilyn Mosby at her own earlier news […]
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JHU Assesses its ‘HopkinsLocal’ Economic Development Initiative: So Far, So Good
In the wake of the riots following Freddie Gray’s death at the hands of police, Johns Hopkins University committed to investing more in the City of Baltimore through its “HopkinsLocal” program. Today, the school released a report taking stock of how well it did in its first full year. The verdict? Pretty well, so far.
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Justice Department Slams Baltimore Police Department on Civil Rights
The Justice Department officially releases its report on the Baltimore Police Department today, but some media outlets received an advance copy yesterday. The ultimate conclusions are quite damning: there is, the Justice Department concludes, “reasonable cause to believe that the BPD engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitution or federal law.”
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Baltimore Police Officer’s Acquittal Becomes Applause Line at RNC
Before a plagarism scandal broke out, the Republican National Convention reacted to the news of the latest verdict in the Baltimore police trials for Freddie Gray’s death.
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Latest Officer’s Trial in Freddie Gray Case Opens With a Pair of Twists
The latest trial of a Baltimore police officer accused in Freddie Gray’s death features one less charge than initially believed.
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Judge Denies DOJ’s Impromptu Request to Delay Baltimore Police Consent Decree Hearing
A public hearing about a consent decree that would require the Baltimore Police Department to undertake sweeping new reforms will go on as planned, a federal judge in Baltimore ruled on Wednesday.
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Fourth Officer Tried in Freddie Gray Case Opts for Bench Trial
Lt. Brian Rice, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter among other charges in the death of Freddie Gray, has opted to have his legal fate decided by the same judge who previously acquitted officers Edward Nero and Caesar Goodson of all charges.
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Another Charge Dropped in Trial of Lt. Brian Rice
Prosecutors with State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s office wrapped up arguments in the latest trial of a Baltimore police officer accused in Freddie Gray’s death on Monday.
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Feds and Baltimore Agree on Police Reform Before Trump Takes Office
With President Barack Obama’s term set to expire next week, Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice were facing a deadline to reach a deal on police reform in the city before Trump takes office. On Wednesday, word came that they have a deal.
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The New Yorker Profiles Librarian of Congress, Former Enoch Pratt CEO Carla Hayden
From her standpoint as the United States’ new top librarian, former Enoch Pratt Free Library CEO Carla Hayden still looks very fondly upon her 23 years spent leading Baltimore’s public library system.
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Tuesday Afternoon Headlines: Baltimore Police Routinely Violated Civil Rights; Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Case to Get Back Pay; Adam Jones Roasts Tebow; and More
Justice Department Report: Baltimore Police routinely violated civil rights — Baltimore Sun Baltimore officer acquitted in Freddie Gray death to get $127K back pay — NBC News Police investigating barricade situation in NW Baltimore — CBS Baltimore Hogan requests SBA Disaster Declaration for Howard County — WBAL German grocer Lidl opening massive distribution hub in Cecil […]
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Video Emerges Once Again as Key in Freddie Gray Case
There are a host of legal questions being weighed in the courtroom in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson, such as which officer was responsible for Gray’s overall well-being as he was transported in a police van through West Baltimore, and whether his death was appropriately classified. A more basic question was introduced on Tuesday: […]
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Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department Requests Three More Months to Review Baltimore Police Consent Decree
After months of negotiations, public input and fine-tuning by lawyers and a federal judge, the fate of a consent decree for the Baltimore Police Department now hangs in the balance due to a review called for by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
