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Ex-officer from Breonna Taylor case resigns from Louisville Jewish community security role

Judah helped carry out a no-knock search warrant on the home of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was shot by police six times.

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Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, US, March 13, 2022.
Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.

Louisville Jewish community hires ex-officer who was at the scene of Breonna Taylor killing

Joss Judah, who was at the scene of the raid at Taylor's apartment in 2020, was hired to serve as a security advisor for The Jewish Community of Louisville, which is now facing criticism.

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Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, US, March 13, 2022.

Former Louisville officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up - NYT

Goodlett pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, becoming the first officer to be held criminally responsible for the botched raid, the Times reported

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Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, US, March 13, 2022.

Four Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing

Detective Brett Hankinson fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment through a window and glass door that were covered with blinds and curtains.

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Three Georgia men sentenced to life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery murder

Arbery's anguished relatives addressed the court to argue that racial stereotyping led to the killing of the 25-year-old avid jogger.

JANUARY 7, 2022
ByREUTERS
Travis McMichael looks back at his mother and sister in the courtroom after the jury convicted him for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in the Glynn County Courthouse, in Brunswick, Georgia, US, November 24, 2021.

Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark talk tikkun olam, social justice

"There’s a quote [that] ‘ally is a verb, not a noun.’ And that stuck with me. What does it actually mean to be an ally?" Bird asked.

JULY 2, 2021
BySAM SOKOL/JTA
Clockwise, from top left: Alysha Clark, Zach Banner, Ben Harbach and Sue Bird

NYPD lacked training, used excessive force during protests - investigation

The protests were a prominent part of a movement prompted in part anger over the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

DECEMBER 18, 2020
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Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) clash with demonstrators during an Abolish I.C.E. protest in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 27, 2020.

Kentucky to release recording of Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings

The two officers who shot Taylor were cleared.

OCTOBER 2, 2020
ByREUTERS
Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.