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Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s killing

Thomas Lane, 38, is one of four men who were indicted in connection with the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death

A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

Salon · May 15, 2022

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Judge accepts plea deal in Derek Chauvin's civil rights case

The judge in the civil rights cases of four former police officers in the killing of George Floyd said that he has accepted Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years.

WEKU · May 5, 2022

Derek Chauvin to be jailed for 20 to 25 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights after taking plea deal

Chauvin has filed a motion to have his conviction overturned

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of murder, sentenced to more than 22 years in prison last year.

Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2022

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Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

The former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the killing of George Floyd has appealed his conviction, saying among other things that the jury was intimidated by ongoing sometimes violent protests and prejudiced by excessive pre-trial publicity

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of racial discrimination, inquiry finds

Report released by Minnesota’s human rights department says agency and city will negotiate an agreement to address problems

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2022

Minneapolis police engaged in racial discrimination, probe finds

Investigation by Minnesota state authorities after George Floyd killing finds ‘pattern or practice’ of discrimination.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022

Report: Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of illegal racial discrimination

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination in violation of the state's civil rights law, according to a scathing report published Wednesday morning by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

Police go after LA journalist for exposé

Reporter Alene Techekmedyian is under investigation for reporting on a deputy that knelt on an inmate's neck

Salon · Apr 27, 2022

State wraps probe of Minneapolis police after Floyd killing

Minnesota’s Department of Human Rights is set to announce findings from its investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department had a pattern of racial discrimination in policing

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Derek Chauvin files appeal to overturn conviction in George Floyd murder

Venue and publicity around April 2020 trial were also criticised

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

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The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Trial of 3 ex-officers in Floyd death won't be livestreamed

A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

Mary McNamara: Elon Musk is not social media's biggest problem

If you had to manufacture a hot-take contest topic, Elon Musk offering to buy Twitter would do just fine. Twitter thrives on disagreement, and few people are as divisive as Musk.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Officer's camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya's death

Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya’s fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense struggle -- but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

Judge undecided on cameras in courtroom for state trial of ex-Minneapolis police officers in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County judge said he's unsure whether state law will allow him to permit cameras in the courtroom for the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection to George Floyd's murder.

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The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Judge weighs cameras in next trial over George Floyd's death

A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Report: State late in response to unrest after Floyd killing

An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several weaknesses, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Wisconsin dad wants cop charged for restraint of daughter

A Wisconsin father is demanding that prosecutors charge an off-duty police officer who appears to have briefly pressed his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck similar to how Derek Chauvin restrained George Floyd

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

From George Floyd to Amir Locke, have Minneapolis police learned nothing?

Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis Police Department promised ‘transformational change’ to policing in the city after Floyd’s murder. Nearly two years later, the killing of Locke shows that hasn’t happened, Josh Marcus writes

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

After guilty verdict for ex-Minneapolis officers, prison sentences, state trial's fate hangs in balance

MINNEAPOLIS — The groundbreaking legal reckoning isn't over yet for four former Minneapolis police officers responsible for George Floyd's public killing on a south Minneapolis street almost two years ago.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Sentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd's killing

Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

What’s happens next after officers’ conviction for violating George Floyd’s rights?

Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of all counts of violating George Floyd’s civil rights at their federal trial. Here’s what to expect with their sentencing, their state trial, for Derek Chauvin and for American policing

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