the department of justice announced it will ban the use of no knock entries and choke holds by federal law enforcement officers except in cases where deadly force is authorized. last, the department announced a review to ensure that its grant programs to law enforcement comply with the civil rights act of 1964 which forbids the provision of federal funds to programs engaged in racial discrimination. that was all this week. joining me now to help put that list into context, katie benner, pulitzer prize winner for "the new york times" covering the justice department, also msbc contributor. and host of the podcast and former member of president barack obama's 21st century policing task force.