LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 20, 2026) — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Lonita Baker, who represent the family of Breonna Taylor, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss the remaining federal charges against former Louisville officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, who were accused of falsifying the warrant that brought police to Breonna Taylor’s home:
“Breonna Taylor always deserved more than the scraps of justice she got. Now, even those may be further stripped away. The Department of Justice’s move to dismiss these remaining charges is deeply painful for Breonna Taylor’s family and it sends a chilling message about the value of Black lives in our country.
“The warrant that sent officers to Breonna’s door has always been at the center of this tragedy and it deserves no less than the highest level of accountability. We cannot accept a reality where a young woman can be killed in her own home and no one is held responsible under the law. That is not justice. That is injustice compounded.
“We stand with Breonna Taylor’s family as they continue to demand the accountability she deserved from the very beginning. We will not stop fighting until her life, and the lives of all Black women, is valued equally under the law.”
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