Fraternal Order of Police President Discusses Police Reforms NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Patrick Yoes, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation's largest police union, about the growing "defund the police" movement.
Activists Challenge D.C. Mayor To Do More After 'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural Some activists, politicians and academics in Washington want to defund the city's police department. The police chief thinks that would have a detrimental effect on police misconduct prevention.
Led By Tim Scott, Senate Republicans Begin Drafting Their Own Police Reform Plan A day after Democrats rolled out a policing reform bill, Senate Republicans create a group to draft a plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asks Sen. Tim Scott to take the lead. Claudia Grisales
No Sign Of Antifa So Far In Justice Department Cases Brought Over Unrest An NPR review of the federal cases brought in connection with the unrest over George Floyd's death do not mention any links to the Antifa movement. Ryan Lucas
How Federal Dollars Fund Local Police An array of federal agencies funnel grants to local law enforcement. But some say that federal involvement undermines community accountability and focuses more on enforcement than minimizing harm. Brian Naylor
'Qualified Immunity': A Doctrine That Made It Much Harder To Sue The Police The George Floyd protests have breathed new life into a movement to end a legal doctrine called "qualified immunity" and meant to limit lawsuits against police. Martin Kaste
Judge Sets $1 Million Bail For Derek Chauvin In George Floyd's Death In a handwritten note on the order for conditional release, the judge added a stipulation for Chauvin: "Do not work in law enforcement or security." Bill Chappell
Liability Insurance Could Hold 'Reckless' Police Officers Accountable NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with law professor Deborah Ramirez about her proposal to make personal liability insurance mandatory for individual police officers.
How Trump's 'Law And Order' Strategy Differs From Nixon 52 years ago, another Republican ran for the White House on a platform of law and order, but conditions in 2020 for Donald Trump don't line up with Richard Nixon's strategy in 1968. Don Gonyea
Weekend Protests Against Police Violence Continue Nationwide Protests are scheduled nationwide, including in Washington, D.C., where the Department of Defense announced it will send back 1,600 active duty soldiers who were on standby on bases near the capital.