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How the Nation is Responding to the Tyre Nichols Traffic Stop

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on January 30, 2023 · What the video footage says about the state of police violence in the United States and if we will ever see change take place.

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The significance and impact of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to U.S. Supreme Court

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on April 11, 2022 · South Texas College of Law professors weigh in on what might be the lasting significance and impact for the country, for the courts, and for representation.

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No Knock Warrants – Are they worth the risk? Should they go away?

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on February 11, 2022 · Legal and law enforcement experts discuss how we got to this point with no-knock warrants and where we go from here.

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Posted on October 2, 2023 · The yearly event is an effort to establish a community relationship with Houston-area law enforcement.

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Posted on September 18, 2023 · State Senator John Whitmire wants to bring 200 DPS troopers to Houston to aid local police if he’s elected mayor. Local officials in Austin and Dallas say DPS deployments in those cities led to racially targeted traffic stops and arrests.

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