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Trump’s Department of Justice Asks for a 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Taylor, 26, was shot dead during a “no knock” warrant search conducted by seven Louisville police officers who entered her apartment. They killed Taylor as part of a raid in search of a drug dealer.

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July 18, 2025

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By Lauren Burke

Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, has asked a judge who will be sentencing a former Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department Officer who was a part of the wrongful shooting death of Breonna Taylor, to impose only a one-day sentence as punishment. Taylor, 26, was shot dead during a “no knock” warrant search conducted by seven Louisville police officers who entered her apartment. They killed Taylor as part of a raid in search of a drug dealer. The March 13, 2020, killing of Taylor would go down as one of the most memorable and often mentioned incidents referenced by the Black Lives Matter movement.

The police mistakenly killed Taylor, who was unarmed, in a barrage of gunfire and left many to question the details of police policy in Louisville. The young Taylor worked as a non-call emergency room technician and a first responder in the local Louisville area at the time she was killed by the police. In 2024, a federal jury in Kentucky convicted Brett Hankison of violating Taylor’s civil rights. Hankison fired several shots through the window of Taylor’s apartment. A July 16, 2025, sentencing memorandum by Assistant Attorney General Dhillon and senior counsel Robert Keenan stated that Hankison did not shoot anyone during the raid on Taylor’s home and had a clean record before the incident.

Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings, who was appointed by President Trump in April 2018, is to consider the sentence of former police officer Brett Hankison on Monday, July 21. The Trump Justice Department is now pushing for time served in addition to one day in prison, along with three years of supervised release. The Trump Administration continues to focus on reversing many decisions made during the Biden Administration, particularly around questions of race, police brutality, and justice reform. The police killings of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis Police Officer on May 25, 2020, and Breonna Taylor are connected to the activism behind the Black Lives Matter movement. If Hankison serves only one day, the time served moment will represent the continuance of a familiar trend that features white or Latino cops who served no punishment after the wrongful death of Black individuals they either killed or had a hand in killing.

Trump has pardoned several police officers involved in the killing of individuals in only six months. Examples include Trump granting clemency to District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terence Sutton, who was sentenced to five years, and Andrew Zabavsky, a DC Metropolitan Police Lieutenant who was sentenced to four years. In other police brutality-related deaths of Black individuals, such as Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Philando Castile, no officer involved served any time in jail. Taylor’s family would later be awarded $12 million in compensation for her wrongful death on September 15, 2020.

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Lock In Car Price: Avoid Dealer Payment Traps!

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Sell Your Car: Get Offers BEFORE Visiting Dealerships!

Watch the video https://youtu.be/zJF32l2Fz8I. Before you step onto a lot, get a written offer for your trade-in from CarMax, Carvana, or even a competing dealer. Make them beat it, or they lose your business. Get that number on paper, not just in your head. #AutoNetwork #TradeInTips #CarBuying #Negotiation #SmartShopping
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California Birth Rate Falls Below “Replacement Level”

OAKLAND POST — Researchers project that by 2038, deaths will outnumber births in California, ending a long period in which natural population growth helped drive the state’s expansion. Without increased immigration or a rebound in birth rates, population growth could stagnate or decline.
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June 17, 2026

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By Bo Tefu, California Black Media

California’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest level on record, dropping well below the threshold needed to maintain population growth and signaling a major demographic shift that could reshape the state’s economy, schools, workforce and political influence in the decades ahead.

A new report from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) found that the state’s total fertility rate declined from 2.21 children per woman in 2007 to 1.48 in 2023 — far below the “replacement level” of 2.1 children per woman needed to sustain a population without migration.

“The significance of falling so far below replacement level cannot be overstated,” the report states. “It signals a fundamental shift in the state’s demographic trajectory.”

Researchers project that by 2038, deaths will outnumber births in California, ending a long period in which natural population growth helped drive the state’s expansion. Without increased immigration or a rebound in birth rates, population growth could stagnate or decline.
The report found that declining birth rates among younger women are largely responsible for the trend. Birth rates among women ages 20 to 24 fell by 54% between 2008 and 2023, while teen birth rates dropped nearly 90% since 1991. Researchers described the decline in teen births as a major public health success.

Birth rates declined across all racial and ethnic groups, with the steepest drops occurring among Latina women, particularly those born outside the United States.

The phenomenon is not unique to California. Birth rates have fallen in all 50 states, and every state now has fertility rates below replacement level.

“The decline in birth rates is one of the most important developments of recent decades and will structure policy debates for decades to come,” the report concludes.

Among the most immediate impacts could be shrinking school enrollment. PPIC projects California’s public school population will decline by roughly 630,000 students by 2038, while longer-term concerns include labor shortages, an aging population and the potential loss of congressional representation.

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