A press conference to discuss what we are working toward with the release of the Laquan McDonald video. Me at left, William Calloway at the podium, and Dorothy Holmes, right, mother of Ronald Johnson, who was killed by police a week before Laquan McDonald. Thanks to ABC7 for the screengrab. A lot has happened in … Continue reading The video out, the officer charged, the problem persists
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We won. Epically. Now we wait.
Attorney Matt Topic, myself, and activist William Calloway answer questions from reporters at the Daley Center courthouse Nov. 19 after winning our lawsuit against the city. (Obscured is the other attorney on the case, Craig Futterman.) We sought the release of a video that allegedly shows police shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times on a … Continue reading We won. Epically. Now we wait.
Protected: Chicago police and their wobbly definition of “search”
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New “resume reel”
Even though it's on the newly-revamped About the Author page in the right sidebar, I couldn't help but post this front and center. It's just so pretty. A big thanks to Steve and Badryyah for their years of hard work and their several months with me. I'll never forget it.
Blog stats
A graph of traffic to this site by month, starting in April 2009. I switched domains from greenletters.wordpress.com to brandonsmith.com in late October, which seems to have helped marginally. The monthly peak was November, with 456 hits. Was reviewing the statistics on this site today, and thought I'd quickly share my findings with you. While … Continue reading Blog stats
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