Police Reform

Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who was brutally beaten by Memphis police officers after a traffic stop earlier this year, died of blunt force injuries to his head, autopsy results released on…

The NAACP warns that "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Black capital under a state-run police department, and the civil rights organization is suing the governor and other officials over…

Specialized policing units under scrutiny…

The parents of Tyre Nichols were guests of President Biden during the State of the Union on Tuesday, about one week after Nichols' funeral. The president spoke about his conversation with Nichols' mother – and vowed to make her wish…

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said Sunday he continues to believe Democrats can reach a deal with Republicans on police reform legislation in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, with calls for change…

Tyre Nichols, whose violent arrest and subsequent death prompted widespread grief and outrage, will be laid to rest Wednesday in Memphis. Nichols died on Jan. 10, three days after he was beaten by police at a traffic stop. Five officers…

Three members of the Memphis Fire Department were fired after an investigation concluded they violated department policies when they responded to the scene of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols.EMTs Robert Long and JaMichael…

Sixth officer suspended after Nichols' death…

Lawmakers return to the Capitol this week confronted with a new round of appeals for police reform following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Five officers have been fired and charged with murder after video…