Ex- US police officer avoids prison in fatal stairwell shooting
By Andrew Denney and Andrew Keshner, New York Law Journal Former New York City Police Officer Peter Liang will serve no prison time for his on-duty shooting of an unarmed black man with a ricocheted bullet in a dark…
Medical students hold “White Coat Die-In” across the U.S.
By Megan Specia From Mashable Medical students staged so-called “die-ins” in universities across the U.S. on Wednesday as demonstrations on race issues in America continued. The students aimed to highlight the lack of diversity in the medical profession in the…
Holder promises ‘fair and expeditious’ investigation of Eric Garner death
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. announced late Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential federal civil rights violations in the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died after a…