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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

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

State investigators find pattern of racial discrimination by Minneapolis police

Washington (AFP) - An investigation launched days after the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by Minneapolis police officers, has found a "pattern or practice of race discrimination" within the northern US city's law enforcement agency.

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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

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

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

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

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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

Derek Chauvin files appeal to overturn conviction in George Floyd murder

Venue and publicity around April 2020 trial were also criticised

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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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

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

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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

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

Reason

The Convictions of 3 Cops Who Failed To Prevent George Floyd's Death Underline the Duty To Intervene

The defendants unsuccessfully argued that their training was inadequate and that they understandably deferred to a senior officer.

Evening Standard

Three former Minneapolis police officers guilty over George Floyd’s death

Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty of denying George Floyd his right to medical care.

The Independent UK

For 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: Guilty

The three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek Chauvin at the scene of George Floyd’s killing offered a variety of reasons why they weren’t to blame, including experience, bad training and the supposed threat of angry bystanders

The Independent UK

For world, Floyd's death was about race. Why not the trials?

For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race

The Independent UK

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event

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