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Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Statement on the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2021 Government Accountability Project Statement on the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict WASHINGTON—Government Accountability Project hailed the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial not only as a mandate for justice, but also for demonstrating the essential role of whistleblowers in enforcing accountability. Government Accountability Project Executive Director and CEO Louis Clark [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-04-21T11:42:25-04:00April 21st, 2021|Police accountability, Statement|

“And Then There Were None:” How the suppression of truth-tellers heightens the validity of their work

“And Then There Were None:” How the suppression of truth-tellers heightens the validity of their work By Abby Schneekloth On the morning of December 7, 2020, former COVID-19 data scientist Rebekah Jones found her home raided by ten armed Florida police officers. The justification for this search came from a tip from Jones’ former agency [...]

Whistle-Blower2022-02-03T13:38:21-05:00December 15th, 2020|Blog, COVID19, Police accountability, Scientific Integrity|

News 5 Cleveland: A Cleveland police officer killed her son. Tamir Rice’s mother says she hasn’t received justice.

A Cleveland police officer killed her son. Tamir Rice’s mother says she hasn't received justice. This article features Government Accountability Project’s Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. CLEVELAND — With the statute of limitations expiring in early December for a federal crime that prosecutors had been considering, Tamir Rice's mother said she [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-11-23T11:37:02-05:00November 23rd, 2020|Department of Justice, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

Cleveland Scene: NYT: DOJ Ends Civil Rights Investigation of Tamir Rice Killing After Years of Delays and Dysfunction

NYT: DOJ Ends Civil Rights Investigation of Tamir Rice Killing After Years of Delays and Dysfunction This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The New York Times late last week reported that a years-long effort by some in the Department of Justice to conduct a civil rights investigation into the killing of Tamir Rice by [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-11-04T10:31:44-05:00November 4th, 2020|Department of Justice, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

News 5 Cleveland: Report alleges U.S. Department of Justice mishandled Tamir Rice investigation

Report alleges U.S. Department of Justice mishandled Tamir Rice investigation This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. CLEVELAND — The attorney for Tamir Rice's family, the 12-year-old Black boy shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer in 2014, said they were “stunned” by The New York Times report alleging [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-09-30T16:26:49-04:00November 2nd, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

The Washington Post: Justice Dept. quietly curtailed civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice killing

Justice Dept. quietly curtailed civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice killing This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Justice Department last year quietly rejected career prosecutors’ bid to use a grand jury to investigate the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice — a 12-year-old Black boy killed by Cleveland police while [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-01-27T11:35:27-05:00November 2nd, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice, Top Tier Outlet|

HuffPost: Justice Department Quietly Stalled Investigation Into Tamir Rice Case: Report

Justice Department Quietly Stalled Investigation Into Tamir Rice Case: Report This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Justice Department effectively ceased its civil rights investigation into the 2014 police killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy in Cleveland, reported The New York Times. The DOJ brought to a halt [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-10-30T15:41:30-04:00October 30th, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

Law & Crime: Lawyers Suspected DOJ Stalled Tamir Rice Case So Statute of Limitations Would Run: Report

Lawyers Suspected DOJ Stalled Tamir Rice Case So Statute of Limitations Would Run: Report This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. There’s new scrutiny against the Department of Justice for reportedly ending its civil rights probe into the 2014 police shooting of Tamir Rice, 12. Supervisors took two years to respond [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-09-30T15:23:55-04:00October 30th, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

The New York Times: Justice Dept. Is Said to Quietly Quash Inquiry Into Tamir Rice Killing

Justice Dept. Is Said to Quietly Quash Inquiry Into Tamir Rice Killing This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. WASHINGTON — The Justice Department decided more than a year ago to effectively shut down its civil-rights investigation into the high-profile killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy carrying a pellet [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-01-27T11:27:42-05:00October 30th, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice, Top Tier Outlet|

WNYC: Frank Serpico Has Seen This All Before

Frank Serpico Has Seen This All Before This show features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director Tom Devine and originally aired here. In recent months, we've been able to witness police misconduct from anywhere in the nation, via smartphone video captured by civilians and activists on the ground. More often than not, though, the only witnesses to police [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-08-03T11:20:27-04:00August 3rd, 2020|In The News, Police accountability, Whistleblower Rights|