Police Violence

Joe Herrera, a military veteran, was hit with less-lethal ammunition in May 2020 during protests over police violence.

Three plaintiffs say Austin police officers used excessive force when they fired at protesters during racial justice protests in 2020.

A jury found that Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao all deprived Floyd of his right to medical care, and that two of them failed to intervene as Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck.

A Travis County grand jury indicted 19 officers on charges of aggravated assault by a public servant. Some officers fired "less-lethal" beanbag rounds at demonstrators protesting the police killings of George Floyd and Mike Ramos.

The announcement comes just hours after the Austin City Council voted to settle two cases related to the racial justice protests for $10 million.

Qualified immunity, a controversial legal defense, protects police from liability when accused of misconduct. Advocates have called for the court or Congress to reform the doctrine.

Minneapolis will pay a record sum to the family of George Floyd, who sued the city and police officers over his May 2020 death in police custody.

A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.

The death of Breonna Taylor energized a nationwide movement to restrict "no-knock" police raids, but activists want tightened rules for other kinds of forced-entry search warrants.

"Defund the police” has become a nationwide rallying cry for people protesting police violence against black people. Locally, the Austin Justice Coalition…