by New Coalition | Oct 20, 2022 | Key issues
A pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020 will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge in South Carolina has ruled. A jury this spring found Brittany Martin, 34, of...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
Bismarck School Board member Emily Eckroth has been scheduled for trial for allegedly obstructing officers during a traffic stop last month. She’s charged with a misdemeanor count of physical obstruction of a government function. Court officials on Wednesday...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
Rhode Island police departments are poised to spend $16 million in state and federal grants to equip police officers with body cameras and cover the costs of managing and operating the equipment. The architects of the Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program announced the...
by New Coalition | Oct 11, 2022 | Key issues
A Minnesota supporter of former President Donald Trump who officials say staged a fire that he blamed on left-wing radicals pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, prosecutors said. Denis Molla, 30, had claimed that his camper was targeted because of his Trump flag. He...
by New Coalition | Oct 11, 2022 | Key issues
An Alabama inmate on death row survived a “botched execution” lasting 90 minutes as prison workers unsuccessfully searched for his veins, according to a federal lawsuit. In late September, a knock on the window bordering the execution chamber ended the lethal...