DOI: 10.25549/independent-ouc11399kkwi
title: Article clippings regarding Rodney King events

description: Article clippings regarding Rodney King events. PART OF A SERIES: The series consists of press clippings that were analyzed by Irell & Manella. Topics include the Rodney King incident, abuse and corruption within the LAPD, the embattlement of Chief of Police Daryl Gates, the formation of the Christopher Commission, and the Commission's findings and recommendations.1. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-17, to Independent Commission2. Religious views of Robert Vernon, 1991-06-143. Robert Vernon is getting a raw deal, 1991-06-144. Gates, top aides give testimony, 1991-06-155. Doonesbury, 1991-06-166. Suit filed over violent end to janitor's protest, 1991-06-157. Probe of copter accident begins, 1991-06-158. Vernon sees his police ambitions fading, 1991-06-159. Balance of power has tilted, badly, 1991-06-1610. Pay-as-you-go pact keeps Congress' agenda in a box, 1991-06-1611. The tensions between blacks and Latinos: How volatile?, 1991-06-1712. Officer's lawyer welcomes delay of trial in King beating, 1991-06-1413. Report tells King's fear in vice arrest, 1991-06-0614. Beating cameraman threatens lawsuit, 1991-06-0615. District Attorney office cites conflict, asks AG to review King assault case, 1991-06-0416. ACLU, historians contest police commission ruling, 1991-06-0417. Bradley joins call for probe of Vernon, 1991-06-0418. Decision on King is left to state, 1991-06-0419. Obstruction charge denied in Dalton acquittal, 1991-06-2620. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-26, to Independent Commission21. Officers urged to hold back on the streets, 1991-06-2622. Police panel may seek gay hiring, 1991-06-2623. Gates on Gates, 1991-06-2624. Venue brief says political squbbles won't affect trial in King's beating, 1991-06-2525. Class action challenges use of LAPD canine unit, 1991-06-2526. Civilian gun ownership can spare future Rodney Kings, 1991-06-2527. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-25, to Independent Commission28. Lawsuit charges improper use of police dogs, 1991-06-2529. Brief argues against moving trial of King case, 1991-06-2530. Motorist King sells movie option for beating story, 1991-06-2531. One nation, with liberty and justice for the few, 1991-06-2532. L.A. Council refuses to settle suit against police official, 1991-06-2433. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-24, to Independent Commission34. Gay L.A. officers pulling back the curtains on secret society, 1991-06-2235. Conference of police, minority groups begins, 1991-06-2236. L.A. police accused of 1990 attack, 1991-06-2237. Barricades, police visits give hope to crime-plagued neighborhood, 1991-06-2238. Gay police come out as LAPD recruiters, 1991-06-2339. Judge Kamins brings distinct style to King case, 1991-06-2440. L.A. police raid results in $750,000 jury verdict, 1991-06-2141. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-21, to Independent Commission42. Officials dismiss Gates plan to head 2 reform panels, 1991-06-2143. Latest Gatesisms, 1991-06-2144. LAPD copter team mourned as heroes, 1991-06-2145. Uniformed recruiters Okd at gay fest, 1991-06-2146. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-20, to Independent Commission47. King publicity seen helping Dalton defense, 1991-06-2048. Legislators reject tough anti-brutality measures, 1991-06-2049. Judge sees venue appeals delaying trial until 1992, 1991-06-2050. Officers' trial may be delayed until next year, 1991-06-2051. Not exactly out of central casting, 1991-06-2052. Christians demonstrate in support of Vernon, 1991-06-2053. 3 officers acquitted in 39th-Dalton drug raid, 1991-06-2054. Gates wants to head 2 police reform panels, 1991-06-2055. Silverman, memo, 1991-06-20, to Independent Commission56. Establishing and implementing department policies, [after 1988]57. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-19, to Independent Commission58. Strange bedfellows, 1991-06-1959. Kamins changes stance on venue in King's beating, 1991-06-1960. Videotape use praised for aid in assault case, 1991-06-1961. The LAPD keeps on rolling, 1991-06-1962. U.S. Justice Department concluding probe of Rodney King beating, 1991-06-1963. Few motions granted in L.A., 1991-06-1964. Who polices the police?, 1991-06-1965. Judge offers to move trial of 4 officers, 1991-06-1966. Police duties, 1991-06-1967. Police officials say beat patrols aid drug fight, 1991-06-1868. Ramsey Clark, 4 others to serve on unofficial 'police crimes' grand jury, 1991-06-1869. Munger Tolles to lose Garcia to Warner Bros., 1991-06-1870. Effects of PCP, 1991-06-1771. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-18, to Independent Commission72. King aftermath rekindles police spying controversy, 1991-06-1873. Christopher Commission won't meet deadling, 1991-06-1874. 20 police chiefs to meet with minorities, 1991-06-1875. Silverman, cover sheet, 1991-06-06, to Independent Commission76. While the city spins out of control, 1991-06-0277. Candidates make last pitches; Gates endorses Bernson, 1991-06-0278. Gates' bakers raising funds for legal bills, 1991-06-0379. Gates affair stirs nostalgia for 'elites', 1991-06-0280. Unconventional policing gains new impetus, 1991-06-0381. Police panel neglected mandatory file audits, 1991-06-1482. U.S. seen as unlikely to charge LAPD bystanders, 1991-06-1483. Let the witch hunt begin!; The statements by Police Chief Daryl Gates..., 1991-06-1484. City disclaiming liability for rape by police officer, 1991-06-1385. Will King hold up on stand?, 1991-06-1386. Voters made Gates issue moot, city attorney's office says, 1991-06-1387. Wind's personal bid awaits October date, 1991-06-1188. Racial remarks allowd at trial, 1991-06-1189. Judge in King beating case rejects new networks' bid to televise trial, 1991-06-1290. State justices asked to find city liable in rape by LAPD officer, 1991-06-1391. LAPD to stop using nunchakus at protests, 1991-06-1292. Some police call device a humane tool, 1991-06-1293. 2 officers handling of fatal domestic dispute questioned, 1991-06-1294. USC Medical School dean quits in fallout over new hospital, 1991-06-1295. Fear and loating of Proposition 13, 1991-06-1296. Judge will allow race evidence in King case, 1991-06-1197. Officers in King beating lose bid to justices for post-indictment hearing, 1991-06-0798. Major LAPD changes weighed, Hahn says, 1991-06-0799. Wheels of justice, 1991-06-07100. Police commission asks Gates to investigate Vernon, 1991-06-05101. Police panel to hear private testimony by Bradley, Hahn, Reiner, 1991-06-05