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Louisville Adopts Ban on No-Knock Warrants, Named for Police Victim Breonna Taylor

HeadlineJun 12, 2020

In other news from Louisville, the Metro Council has unanimously passed a bill called Breonna’s Law to ban no-knock warrants. The bill is named after Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old African American emergency room technician who was shot to death by Louisville police inside her own apartment in March. The officers still have not been charged. In more news from Kentucky, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear has vowed to extend healthcare coverage to all Black residents in the state. His promise comes as part of a statewide proposal aimed at addressing systemic racism in healthcare, education and law enforcement agencies.

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