In light of infuriating but predictable failures of the justice system, we pledge continued support for Breonna Taylor’s family and those who organize, protest, and demand justice for her every day, especially those community leaders and members carrying on this critical work in Louisville. Here are some ways that you can support them.
Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Stop Denying Pandemic Relief Funds to Incarcerated Persons
Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order certifying a nationwide class of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and granting the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the United States of America (“Defendants”) to stop withholding CARES Act stimulus funds from plaintiffs or any class member on the sole basis of their incarcerated status.
This Week in White Supremacy #143: Protesters despair for justice in Breonna Taylor killing
In the minutes following the announcement that only one officer would be indicted – for wanton endangerment for firing into an apartment next door to Taylor’s – a quiet, stunned sadness and simmering anger overtook Louisville’s Jefferson Square Park, the epicenter of protests which has been dubbed Injustice Square Park.