National Police Accountability Project

09/25/2026

🚔 Whether it’s Austin, Houston, or Biddeford, Maine, ICE agents are starting car chases and firing into vehicles. The idea that this is making us and our communities safer is absurd. Mr. Garces Perez survived, but we're still facing a nationwide crisis that puts everyone at risk.

🗣We need real accountability now. Swipe to read what that would look like.

🔗Read more at https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org/npap-calls-for-end-to-ice-community-arrests-after-austin-shooting/

09/25/2026

Join us in-person in Colorado this October for 20% this opportunity to learn practical strategies to hold law enforcement accountable in your jurisdiction.

We'll cover topics from carceral medical neglect to tribal sovereignty and non-police alternatives to mental health crisis response.

Register now at: https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org/event/reimagining-justice-expanding-accountability-across-courts-communities-and-systems-denver-co/

09/21/2026

⚖️ Reimagining Justice: Expanding Accountability Across Courts, Communities, and Systems.

📍On October 22-23, join us in Denver and virtually to learn practical skills for challenging misconduct and expanding accountability.

⛰️Drawing on legal expertise grounded in Colorado and the region, this event will examine practical litigation strategies, landmark regional cases, and approaches that can be applied in jurisdictions nationwide.

🔗Register now at engage.nationalpoliceaccountability.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=139

09/14/2026

As a summer law clerk, Talia was a vital part of our legal team. She contributed critical research on FOIA request, ICE agent misconduct, and bystander liability for local law enforcement who witness federal agent misconduct and fail to intervene.

We're hiring now for a law clerk to join us in summer 2027. The position is paid and open to 2L law students with a commitment to public service law. Remote with in-person options available.

🌐Learn more at nationalpoliceaccountability.org/careers

09/09/2026

When it comes to holding law enforcement accountable for harming people with disabilities, protection and advocacy (P&A) offices can be valuable partners in building a stronger case.

Join experts Jessica Gingold of The MacArthur Justice Center and Brian East of The University of Texas School of Law to learn how to collaborate with P&A offices to investigate claims, access records, develop evidence, and better support your clients.

Register at bit.ly/NPAP-PA-CLE

09/09/2026

The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database was one of few guardrails for keeping federal agents with a history of misconduct from continuing their pattern of harm. In early 2025, Trump decommissioned the database without explanation. Last week, we joined Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center National Immigration Project and Black Lives Matter DC in suing the DOJ to demand answers and justice. Read more at https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org/nonprofits-sue-doj-over-refusal-to-provide-public-records-on-now-defunct-national-police-accountability-database/

09/08/2026

As a national movement of civil rights attorneys, people are the heart of what we do. This month, we are thrilled to introduce you to new additions to our team. Many are career advocates for victims of police violence. All of them are accomplished legal minds devoted to our work, and we are honored to have them working alongside us.

Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB) Taylor & Ring

09/04/2026

Christian Contreras (Law Offices of Christian Contreras, PLC) is a member of our board and fierce advocate for people and their families whose lives have been harmed or taken by law enforcement misconduct and violence.

Since 2022, he's fought on behalf of the family of Richard Matus, Jr., who died of a fentanyl overdose while awaiting trial in Riverside County Jail— 1 of an astounding 19 deaths in the jail system that year. Last month, he secured millions on their behalf, including Matus's daughter Gia.

"I sincerely hope that one day you all will acknowledge your accountability,” said Gia to the opposing party. "As the grown men that you all are, I hope you find the courage to take responsibility for your actions and understand the impact caused on others."

But when law enforcement fails to take accountability, lawyers like Christian are there to demand justice. Read more about the case via the Los Angeles Times.

Riverside County must pay a family millions for the in-custody death of a beloved father who overdosed in his cell while awaiting trial in 2022.

09/02/2026

🏛We're hiring a law clerk to join us in summer 2027 to help us hold law enforcement accountable.

The clerk will be a critical part of our team, assisting with every aspect of our legal and policy work including drafting research memoranda, attending case strategy meetings, assisting with drafting briefs, developing legislative strategies, and supporting all phases of litigation.

This paid internship is open to 2L law students with a commitment to public service law. Remote with in-person options available.

🌐Learn more at https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org/careers/

08/20/2026

“It's going to take a close look at the law to see whether this is the way we want to live or whether we can change that.”

James Cook, attorney at Law Office of James Cook, reflects on how his experiences during the civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s shaped his perspective and continue to inform the work he does today.

At our Florida training, James shared his experience with other attorneys interested in taking on this work and brought lessons from his practice to a new generation of advocates.