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Judge seals juror names in 3 cops' trial over Floyd killing

The judge overseeing the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights has sealed the names of the jurors for at least 10 years

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Who are the jurors in the federal trial over Floyd killing?

Twelve people began deliberations Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis officers who are charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the May 2020 killing of the 46-year-old Black man

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Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event

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Jury deliberating federal civil rights case of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers in George Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors began deliberations just before 10 a.m. Wednesday in the federal case against three former Minneapolis officers accused of depriving George Floyd of his constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizure.

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Police officers stood and did nothing as colleague kneeled on George Floyd’s neck, says prosecutor

J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care

Wales Online

Jury set to get case of 3 officers charged in Floyd killing

The jury hearing the case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights needs only to get instructions from the judge before starting deliberations Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent a full day Tuesday in closing arguments that recapped a month of testimony and sought to…

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In closing arguments at the trial of three former Minneapolis officers, attorneys spar over 'willful' intent and 'politics' of policing

MINNEAPOLIS — On the final morning of their civil rights trial, a federal prosecutor described to jurors how three former Minneapolis police officers watched and listened but did not help as Derek Chauvin killed a man "in broad daylight on a public street."

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EXPLAINER: `Willfulness' key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing

The concept of willfulness will be key to a verdict at the federal trial of three police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s rights almost two years ago as Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the Black man’s neck

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Lawyer for accused officer calls for acquittal in George Floyd killing: ‘Tragic ending doesn’t mean it’s a crime’

Closing arguments got under way in the federal trial of the three former officers with prosecutors saying they ‘did nothing’ to try to save George Floyd

The Independent UK

In closing arguments, prosecutor says officers stood by as Chauvin slowly killed George Floyd 'in broad daylight on a public street'

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EXPLAINER: Federal charges against 3 cops in Floyd killing

Three former officers who were with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck are on trial on federal charges they violated the Black man’s civil rights

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 on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event

The Independent UK

3 cops' trial in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments

The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights is headed to closing arguments

The Independent UK

Testimony concludes in George Floyd civil rights trial of 3 former Minneapolis officers after Lane takes the stand

MINNEAPOLIS — Testimony concluded Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers after former Officer Thomas Lane took the stand, saying he didn't realize George Floyd's grave condition until Floyd was rolled onto his back on a stretcher.

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Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane takes the stand in federal civil rights trial

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane took the witness stand in his own defense Monday in the federal civil rights trial, describing George Floyd as "handcuffed and out of control" early in the arrest that ended in his death.

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Frey’s credibility on the police battered by false claims about reform

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey entered his second term promising to bring together a coalition of allies and former rivals to enact meaningful change to the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's murder.

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Officers' trial in Floyd killing enters possible final week

The trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing is entering what may be its final week

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Kim Potter and Derek Chauvin: Parallel trials of police officers in deaths of Daunte Wright and George Floyd

Both cases resulted in a white police officer being found guilty of the death of a Black man in Minnesota, writes Rachel Sharp

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19 Austin police officers indicted in 2020 protests

The consequences of George Floyd's murder continue to ripple.

The Independent UK

Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests

A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide after the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe

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TX officers indicted for BLM protests

At least nine Austin police officers accused of excessive force during 2020 protests are indicted

The Independent UK

George Floyd: Former officer blames ‘hierarchy’ for not stopping Chauvin and says he feared he would fire him

J Alexander Kueng admitted that he did not try to get Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck

The Independent UK

Lee Merritt is tired of fighting for dead Black people. That’s why he’s running for Texas attorney general

Born into gang culture, raised in the LA riots and cemented as a household name in the Ahmaud Arbery case, Lee Merritt tells Rachel Sharp how his experiences with racial inequality and the criminal justice system led him to take on the race for Texas attorney general

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Hundreds mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by US police

Locke’s death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants, with a push by his family and others to ban them.

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