A federal judge has sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a U.S. Justice Department recommendation that no prison time be given.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.

The U.S. Justice Department is recommending an ex-Kentucky police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid should serve no prison time.

A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020.

Federal prosecutors say a former Louisville police detective’s actions were like “a drive-by shooting” the night of the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.

Attorneys gave opening statements in a federal retrial of Brett Hankison.

Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges against a former Kentucky police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.

A jury has begun deliberating at the federal trial of a former Louisville police officer accused of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights.

The federal trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid has begun.

A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week.

The large volume of evidence collected in the Breonna Taylor case prompted a judge to push back the trial date for a former Kentucky police officer who fired into Taylor's apartment during a deadly no-knock raid in 2020.

Louisville activists who put in long hours protesting the death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police say they felt relief this week when federal officials charged four officers.

The federal government has filed civil rights charges against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor.

Breonna Taylor’s family has joined with demonstrators and other supporters to honor the two-year anniversary of the Black woman’s passing in a botched police raid.

The acquittal of an ex-Louisville officer tied to the botched drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death is stirring the frustrations of her family and protesters.

A Kentucky jury has cleared a former police officer who fired shots during the 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death.

Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison has testified that he did nothing wrong during the botched narcotics raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

Brett Hankison said he believed the Louisville officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s apartment were taking fire from an AR-15 rifle.

Nearly two years after the botched police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, the only officer facing criminal charges is standing trial.

A jury has been selected in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly narcotics raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

Jury selection began this week for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer who took part in a botched raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

Jury selection has resumed for the high-profile trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

The questioning of potential jurors has been delayed for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

Hundreds of potential jurors gathered at a Kentucky courthouse to learn whether they could be chosen for the only criminal trial over the botched police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

A judge has denied a request from a Louisville police officer who took part in the deadly 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s home to bar the media from part of his upcoming trial.

But with no-knock warrants, officers don't have to say anything and don't have to wait. “There has been an historic issuance of no-knock warrants for inappropriate purposes, basically for fishing expeditions for drug evidence,” said Kraska, who helped Campaign Zero write its recommendations. The group is now working with 37 cities and states to introduce legislation on no-knock warrants. In Charlotte, North Carolina, when police Chief Johnny Jennings took over his post in July he dug into the issue of no-knock warrants and ended their use for the department's 1,800 officers. “We found that if there is something that is so dangerous that it requires a no-knock search warrant, that we did not need to take that risk.

The police files contain conflicting information about when the contacts ended between Taylor and her ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover. Other evidence suggests Taylor and Glover were together in the same vehicle a month before her March 13 death. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said it was important to release the police investigation files as quickly as possible, after making “necessary redactions." Much of the information in the files was included in records from the grand jury proceedings released last week, he said. She said she did not believe justice was done in the Taylor case.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The latest on the release of grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case (all times local):5:30 p.m.A small, subdued group of people gathered at the downtown Louisville, Kentucky, park that has been the scene of numerous protests after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police more than six months ago. The footage was shown to the grand jury that was weighing whether to file charges against police. Myles Cosgrove told investigators reviewing the events of March 13 that he saw “vivid white flashes” amid the darkness. In the audio recording of the grand jury session, someone in the room is heard saying, “That’s not appropriate.”___2:10 p.m. An investigator for the Kentucky Attorney General's office relayed the information to a grand jury in the case.

Hours of material in the grand jury proceedings for Taylors fatal shooting by police have been made public on Friday, Oct. 2. When police came through the door using a battering ram, Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired once. On the March night in question, police arrived after midnight at Taylor's apartment with a narcotics warrant to search the home. Another man gave three differing accounts — in two of them saying he heard officers identify themselves. No one else entered Taylor's apartment until a SWAT team arrived — even as she lay bleeding.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The workings of a Kentucky grand jury that brought no charges against police in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor are set to be opened, upending a long tradition of keeping those proceedings secret. A court in Louisville is expected to release a record of last week's grand jury proceedings on Wednesday. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron acknowledged this week that his recommendation to the grand jury was that only one of the officers be indicted, and only for the wanton endangerment of Taylor's neighbors. Cameron said the other two officers who fired their guns were justified because Taylor’s boyfriend had fired at them first. Activists and Taylor’s family called for the grand jury file to be released.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Cameron also revealed late Monday that the only charge he recommended to the grand jury was that of wanton endangerment. Speaking to WDRB-TV in Louisville, he remarked of the grand jury, “They’re an independent body. The grand juror’s lawsuit accused Cameron of “using the grand jury to deflect accountability and responsibility for (the indictment) decisions." In Georgia, 11th Circuit this year ruled against releasing grand jury records in the 1946 lynching of two Black couples.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. The decision not to charge the officers set off protests in Louisville and across the country. On Monday, Louisville's mayor lifted the curfew put in place after people refused to end their nighttime protests. Her response comes after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with the felony last week while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice. Many marched along Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name,” and “no justice, no peace."

___7 p.m.Police in Louisville, Kentucky, have blocked the route of a Breonna Taylor protest march, warning demonstrators they could face arrest for unlawful assembly. Protesters have taken to the streets around the country after the grand jury announced its decision Wednesday. ___11:15 p.m.A protest has ended outside a Louisville church where demonstrators had rallied against a grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Protesters have taken to the streets around the country after the grand jury announced its decision Wednesday. ___11:15 p.m.A protest has ended outside a Louisville church where demonstrators had rallied against a grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case.

Here's a look at how grand juries work:____WHAT IS A GRAND JURY? A grand jury is composed of people drawn randomly from the community, similar to a trial jury. Grand juries exist in the federal court system and in nearly every state. Unlike juries that hear a trial, grand juries don't decide whether someone is guilty or innocent. Some argue that grand juries should not be used in cases involving police, who traditionally have cozy relationships with prosecutors' offices.

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 44% of Americans disapprove of protests in response to police violence against Black Americans, while 39% approve. Just 35% of white Americans approve of the protests now, while 50% disapprove. Among Latinos, 31% approve, compared with 44% in June; 63% of Black Americans support the protests, down from 81%, with more now saying they neither approve nor disapprove. While 74% of Black Americans say the criminal justice system is too lenient when officers cause injury or death, 47% of white Americans and 50% of Latinos say the same. Among Republicans, 75% say they disapprove of the protests, up from 56% in June.

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer about whether the officers would be punished. Some questions and answers about Cameron's findings in the Breonna Taylor case:WHO WAS BREONNA TAYLOR? HOW MANY TIMES WAS BREONNA TAYLOR SHOT? WHY WAS NO ONE CHARGED WITH SHOOTING BREONNA TAYLOR? Cameron said state law “bars us from seeking charges in Breonna Taylor's death.” Cameron also said there was no conclusive evidence that any of Hankison's 10 gunshots hit Taylor inside her home.

Authorities pleaded for calm while activists vowed to fight on Thursday in Kentucky's largest city, where a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests following the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. “There is no one answer, no easy answer to that question.”Fischer pleaded for calm a day after peaceful protests in Louisville turned violent, and a gunman shot and wounded two police officers. Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers after Taylor's boyfriend fired at them, authorities said. The only possibility for criminal charges against the officers for the killing itself seems to rest with the U.S. Justice Department. Since Taylor's killing, Louisville has taken some steps to address protesters' concerns.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police in Louisville, Kentucky, say an officer has been shot. It’s not clear if the officer was shot during the protests over a grand jury’s decision to bring no charges against police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong. Protesters have been marching through the streets, scuffles have broken out between police and protesters, and some demonstrators were arrested. Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers who entered her home on a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. Guard members and armored military vehicles were in downtown Louisville, and streets were blocked off with barricades, fences and large trucks.

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer about whether the officers would be punished. Some questions and answers about Cameron's findings in the Breonna Taylor case:WHO WAS BREONNA TAYLOR? HOW MANY TIMES WAS BREONNA TAYLOR SHOT? WHY WAS NO ONE CHARGED WITH SHOOTING BREONNA TAYLOR? Cameron said state law “bars us from seeking charges in Breonna Taylor's death.” Cameron also said there was no conclusive evidence that any of Hankison's 10 gunshots hit Taylor inside her home.

The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. During the protests, officers detained several people. Gause gathered with dozens in Jefferson Square Park, dubbed “Injustice Square” by protesters who made it their impromptu hub during months of demonstrations. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the officers' shots that killed Taylor were fired in self-defense. Cameron, a Republican and Kentucky's first Black attorney general, insisted prosecutors had followed the law even though “my heart breaks for Miss Taylor."

The outcome demonstrates the vast disconnect between widespread public expectation of justice and the limits of the law when police use deadly force. Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was with her at the apartment and fired a shot at Louisville police Sgt. The officer who shot into a neighbor's apartment was the one who was charged with a felony. The grand jury's decision was swiftly condemned by activists, celebrities and others as a shocking miscarriage of justice. “I think that’s going to be a difficult case for the prosecution to prevail on if this goes to trial,” he said.

___10:10 p.m.Police say two officers have been shot and wounded amid protests in Louisville, Kentucky, over a lack of charges in the Breonna Taylor case. ___8:50 p.m.Louisville police say an officer has been shot amid protests over a lack of direct criminal charges for officers in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death. Chanting “Say her name, Breonna Taylor,” the crowd then started marching in downtown Brooklyn, past onlookers and honking cars. Hundreds have gathered in Louisville to protest the grand jury’s decision to not indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Taylor’s death. Trump said he didn’t know enough about the grand jury’s decision to comment specifically.

Kentucky’s Black attorney general choked up Wednesday when explaining why a grand jury didn't seek criminal charges against police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death — but his sympathetic words fell on many deaf ears. Attorney General Daniel Cameron cited his own family in seeking to convey that he understood some people in Louisville and across the country would be angry at the jury's decision Wednesday. “My heart breaks for the loss of Miss Taylor,” Cameron said. "If Daniel Cameron was not in that position, he would be like any other Black man: at risk. People like Daniel Cameron are dangerous because they give the illusion of change, in its absence.”___Adams Wagner reported from Decatur, Georgia.

It’s time for some people to go to jail.” - Queen Latifah, recording artist and actor, in an interview with The Associated Press. Ask yourself ‘Why so long for Breonna Taylor?’” - Stevie Wonder, in a video message. “My heart is broken for the family of Breonna Taylor. once again we’re left with nothing that they try to make seem as something” - Ella Mai, recording artist, via Twitter. “Brett Hankison is indicted for shooting into the apartment NEXT to Breonna Taylor & not for KILLING HER.

The only charges were three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into a home next to Taylor's with people inside. Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers who entered her home during a narcotics investigation. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said that while the officers had a no-knock warrant, the investigation showed they announced themselves before entering. "This justification bars us from pursuing criminal charges in Miss Breonna Taylor’s death.”Cameron said an FBI crime lab determined that Cosgrove fired the bullet that killed Taylor. ___This story has been updated to clarify that, according to the investigation, officers did not execute the warrant as a no-knock warrant, not that they didn’t use a no-knock warrant.

(AP Photo/John Locher)LOUISVILLE, Ky. The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Calls for action against the officers have gotten louder during a national reckoning over racism and police brutality following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. That has left people, from protesters to celebrities, wondering why justice is slow to come in Taylor's case. It's definitely taking too long, it's definitely frustrating, said Kirstia Drury, 32, who joined street protests in Louisville after Taylor's death. He's executive director of advocacy group Christopher 2X Game Changers and has often served as a conduit between the Black community and Louisville officials during conflicts.

Louisville's mayor says one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Taylor will be fired, Friday, June 19, 2020. Taylor was gunned down by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her home. The letter said Hankison fired the rounds without supporting facts that the deadly force was directed at a person posing an immediate threat. This month, Beyonc also joined the call for charges against officers involved in Taylor's death.

The Louisville Metro Police Department announced Tuesday that it has fired Brett Hankison, one of the officers involved in the March shooting death of 26-year-old emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor. In a letter to Hankison tweeted by the department, the Louisville police chief called his conduct "a shock to the conscience." Schroeder also said three of the rounds Hankison fired entered the apartment next to Taylor's, "endangering the three lives in that apartment." In the wake of Taylor's death, Louisville passed a ban on "no-knock" warrants, which allow police to enter a home without first announcing their presence. RELATED CONTENT:Beyonce Writes Letter to Kentucky AG About Breonna Taylor CaseCelebs Call for Justice for Breonna Taylor in Heartbreaking PSALouisville Police Release Nearly Blank Breonna Taylor Incident ReportDemi Lovato Honors Late Breonna Taylor and Calls for Change

A Louisville police detective will be fired over the death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by officers who burst into her home March 13, according to Louisville's police chief. In a scathing letter Friday to Detective Brett Hankison by Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder, Schroeder said he plans to begin termination proceedings against Hankison over the shooting. The letter said Hankison violated department regulations by showing "an extreme indifference to the value of human life when you wantonly and blindly fired 10 shots into the apartment of Breonna Taylor March 13." The officers involved in the shooting Hankison, Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove had previously been placed on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated. RELATED CONTENT:Beyonce Writes Letter to Kentucky AG About Breonna Taylor CaseLouisville to Ban No-Knock Warrants After Breonna Taylor's DeathCelebs Call for Justice for Breonna Taylor in Heartbreaking PSA

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Louisville's mayor said Friday that one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor will be fired. Mayor Greg Fisher said interim Louisville police Chief Robert Schroeder has started termination proceedings for Officer Brett Hankison. Two other officers remain on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated. Taylor, who was black, was gunned down by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant. She was shot eight times by officers conducting a narcotics investigation on March 13.