Holder’s Hand-Picked “Building Communities of Trust” Philly Roundtable Lacked Key Stakeholders
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp Attorney General Eric Holder visited Philadelphia Thursday as part of a national “Building Communities…
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Muslim-Americans Challenge NYPD Surveillance in Third Circuit
By Dustin Slaughter, Kenneth Lipp, and Austin Nolen Eleven Muslim-American plaintiffs continued their nearly three-year legal challenge of the New…
New Details on Brandon Tate Brown’s Final Hours
By Vincent Heck December 14th: The first quarter was a disaster. The Philadelphia Eagles had fallen behind 21-0 to the…
Legal Advocates and Journalists Sue Kane and Williams over Mumia-Targeted “Silencing Act”
By Kenneth Lipp A group of legal advocacy organizations, media outlets, academics, journalists, and former state inmates filed a federal…
Armed Security Guards in PA Receive Little Firearm Training, Mental Health Scrutiny
By Dustin Slaughter A new report co-produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN reveals less-than-stringent background checks and…
With 1 in 20 Philly Homicides Committed by Police, City Still Has Very Weak Oversight
By Jack Grauer The number of deaths by Philadelphia police gunfire between 2011 and 2013 equates to over 5% of…
Mother of Slain Son Calls on Police Commissioner to Enforce Use-of-Force Policies
Editor’s Note: This article originally quoted from Police Directive 22, which governs use of less-lethal force. Lethal force is governed…
Mourners at Philly Vigil for Victims of the Peshawar Massacre Warn Against Reactionary Violence
By Joanne Stocker, Special to The Declaration, with reporting by Kenneth Lipp Last Wednesday night members of Philadelphia’s Pakistani community gathered…
Penn Student Questioned at Her Dorm by Philly PD Homeland Security over #FergusonPHL Posts
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter Recent organizing and demonstrations around the issue of police accountability in Philly, set…
Faith-Based Philly Die-In Taunted by Drunk, Perhaps Inconvenienced Eagles Fans
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter Fans leaving the Eagles vs. Seahawks game last night at Lincoln Financial Center in…
The Philly Declaration 