US Justice Dept investigating Memphis police for civil rights violations
New York, USReuters The US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into whether the Memphis Police Department has an unconstitutional “pattern or practice” of using excessive force and racial discrimination, department officials announced on Thursday. Earlier this year, the Justice Department agreed to join city officials and other agencies in a […]
US says California order discriminates against churches
Los Angeles, USAP The head of the US federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division told Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that his plan to reopen California discriminates against churches. In a letter to the governor, Eric S Dreiband said that despite a coronavirus pandemic “that is unprecedented in our lifetimes,” Newsom should allow some in-person […]