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Will McNeil Jr. is joined by his great-grandmother, Annette James, during a July 23, 2025 press conference where he detailed his February 2025 arrest by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Black student dragged from car and punched by Jacksonville officers says he was scared and confused

At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. spoke softly as he made a few brief comments with his family and civil rights attorneys by his side.

FILE - Attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference, May 5, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

Law & Justice

Black man punched and pulled from his car by Florida officers on video is set to speak to public

Jeff Martin | The Associated Press

William McNeil Jr. is set to host a news conference Wednesday at a Jacksonville church alongside his family and attorneys. Footage of the 22-year-old man's arrest has sparked nationwide outrage. Civil rights lawyers accuse authorities of fabricating their arrest report.

Members of the Memphis Police Department work a crime scene in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tenn. is hard to watch. The images are a glaring reminder of repeated failures of efforts to prevent such flashpoints of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

National

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

Aaron Morrison

Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch. The images are a glaring reminder of repeated failures of efforts to prevent police brutality.

In this image taken from video released by the Tampa Police Department, police officer Gregory Damon drags a woman across the floor at Orient Road Jail in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 17, 2022. Damon, who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman on the floor has been fired, authorities said. An internal investigation determined that former officer violated department policies during the Nov. 17 incident, the Tampa Police Department announced Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 in a news release. (Tampa Police Department via AP)

Florida police officer drags woman into jail, is fired

The Associated Press

The police department in Tampa, Florida, has fired officer Gregory Damon after he was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman from a patrol car to a jail entrance.

Attorney General Merrick Garland with Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, on Aug. 4.

A former cop pleads guilty to falsifying warrant that led to Breonna Taylor's death

The Associated Press

Former police detective Kelly Goodlett, who helped write the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment, has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.

Attorney General Merrick Garland with Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division, announced civil rights charges Thursday related to the botched Louisville Police drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor.

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

Emma Bowman

The charges announced by Attorney General Merrit Garland on Thursday include civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of excessive force offenses and obstruction.

Woman shot by Fort Lauderdale cop at BLM protest files federal lawsuit

A woman who suffered permanent eye damage when she was shot in the face by Fort Lauderdale police during a 2020 protest has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

A person paying her respects to George Floyd at a mural at George Floyd Square, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Minneapolis.

Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived

Adrian Florido

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

Colin Kaepernick, co-creator of the Netflix dramatic limited series, <em>Colin in Black and White</em>, attends the series premiere on Oct. 28, 2021. The former NFL quarterback has launched an initiative to offer free second autopsies in police-related deaths.

Colin Kaepernick launches new initiative to offer autopsies for police-related deaths

Jonathan Franklin

The new initiative will eliminate concerns from the first autopsy, ensure that it was conducted without any biases or errors.

In this courtroom sketch, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson presides over a Jan. 11 pretrial hearing for three former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd.

Media groups protest limits on access to trial for ex-officers in George Floyd death

The Associated Press

A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers amount to an unconstitutional closing of the courtroom.

Sheneen McClain stands at the site where her son Elijah was killed after an interaction with Aurora Police officers and paramedics resulted in the 23-year-old being restrained, choked and given a sedative on Aug. 24, 2019. Elijah McClain died less than a week later after leaving the scene unconscious and unable to breathe under his own power.

Aurora, Colo., will pay a $15 million settlement over the death of Elijah McClain

Jonathan Franklin

The 23-year-old Black massage therapist died days after an encounter with police in August 2019.

In this July 6, 2016 file photo, photos of Alton Sterling are taped to a makeshift memorial outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La. Sterling, was shot and killed outside the store by Baton Rouge police.

Family Of Alton Sterling Has Accepted $4.5 Million For His Killing By Police

The Associated Press

Sterling's 2016 shooting by a Baton Rouge police officer was captured on video and sparked protests in the city's Black community. Neither officer involved in the shooting was charged criminally.