'Callous and cruel': suburban slave owner jailed A woman duped into moving to Australia was treated like a human alarm clock, deprived of food and assaulted by a man now convicted of slavery. AAP · Sep 4
Few Maui fire survivors will break even from $4 billion payout: ‘there’s just not enough’ For some victims, up to a third of their settlement could be absorbed by legal fees and insurers The Independent UK · Apr 28
What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear about insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire settlement The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Maui judge agrees to ask state Supreme Court about barriers to $4B wildfire settlement The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the parties in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 billion The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
Past high-profile trials suggest stress and potential pitfalls for Georgia judge handling Trump case Past high-profile trials suggest additional scrutiny and stress for the four judges overseeing the indictments against former President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Gun and drug charges filed against Myon Burrell, sent to prison for life as teen but freed in 2020 Prosecutors have filed gun and drug charges against Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teen but set free in 2020 after 18 years behind bars after his sentence was commuted in a high-profile murder case The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
Is Tou Thao More Culpable Than the Other Cops Who Helped Derek Chauvin Kill George Floyd? The former Minneapolis officer's 57-month sentence is based largely on the premise that he was "in the best position" to save Floyd. Reason · Aug 9, 2023
Ex-officer Tou Thao sentenced to nearly five years for role in George Floyd’s murder Tou Thao facilitated Floyd’s death because he ‘stood by and allowed it to happen’, lawyers said Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023
Ex-officer sentenced to nearly five years for role in George Floyd’s murder Tou Thao sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for holding crowds back as other officers restrained George Floyd The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2023
Unrepentant ex-Minneapolis officer gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd’s killing “I did not commit these crimes,” Tou Thao said in lengthy, sometimes rambling remarks at his sentencing hearing Monday. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023
Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd's killing The last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd is expected to learn Monday whether he’ll spend any additional time in prison The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023
In new book, Keith Ellison goes behind the scenes of Derek Chauvin prosecution MINNEAPOLIS — In a new book "Break the Wheel," released Tuesday, Attorney General Keith Ellison pulls back the curtain on the massive effort behind the pandemic-era prosecution of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
Former Minneapolis officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd’s murder Attorney General Keith Ellison calls conviction ‘one more measure of accountability’ three years after Floyd’s death The Independent UK · May 2, 2023
The Independent UK · May 2, 2023 Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing A judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter
Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023 Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing Mr Floyd, 46, died in 2020 after Chauvin pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023 Derek Chauvin loses appeal on George Floyd murder conviction Minnesota’s Court of Appeals has upheld Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023 Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing Minnesota’s Court of Appeals has upheld Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge A defense attorney says a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted
Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023 Chauvin’s attorney makes case for new trial to Minnesota Court of Appeals MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin's attorney on Wednesday morning made his argument before the Minnesota Court of Appeals to throw out his convictions in the murder of George Floyd, the latest and what could be the final courtroom proceeding in his case that spans nearly three years.
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023 George Floyd's police officer killer argues he didn't have fair trial in appeal Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 46, pinned George Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck for nine and a half minutes has launched an appeal against his conviction
WEKU · Jan 18, 2023 Derek Chauvin's lawyer asks a Minnesota appeals court to toss his murder convictions Chauvin is currently serving concurrent state and federal sentences in an Arizona prison. The three-person Court of Appeals says it will issue its opinion within 90 days.
Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022 Former Minneapolis Officer J. Alexander Kueng sentenced for aiding George Floyd's killing MINNEAPOLIS — One of the ex-officers already imprisoned for his role in helping to hold down George Floyd as he pleaded for his life in a south Minneapolis street two years ago received a 3 1/2-year state sentence Friday.
Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022 Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back during his murder is JAILED Former Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to the aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 Cop who held Floyd's torso to be sentenced for manslaughter The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back as one of his colleagues pinned the Black man's neck to the pavement is being sentenced on a state count