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A view of the George Floyd mural at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue a day before opening statements in the trial of former ...

Nation Jul 27

Former Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 3 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

By Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Nation Jul 07

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News Wrap: American WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug possession in Russia

In our news wrap Thursday, American WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court to drug possession, Ukraine raised its national flag on Snake Island, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison on federal charges, U.S.

Nation Jul 07

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses his sentencing hearing and the judge as he awaits his sentence after being convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via Reuters.
Derek Chauvin gets 21 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was "simply wrong" and "offensive."…

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Nation Feb 24

Three former Minneapolis officers, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, sit with their lawyers during their trial as they are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights during his 2020 arrest, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2022 in this courtroom sketch. Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration via REUTERS
3 former officers convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing

Tou Thao, the Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders at the scene of George Floyd’s killing, was convicted Thursday of violating Floyd’s civil rights.

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Nation Feb 22

Civil rights trial continues for three Minneapolis police officers in deadly Floyd arrest, in St. Paul
Trial of 3 officers involved in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments

The officers are accused of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care on the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Feb 16

Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin during arrest

By Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Former Minneapolis Police Officer J. Alexander Kueng says he deferred to Officer Derek Chauvin as his senior officer on the day that George Floyd was killed as police tried to arrest him.

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Jan 25

What to know about the 3 officers now on trial in George Floyd’s death

By Hannah Grabenstein

Unlike the criminal case that resulted in Derek Chauvin’s conviction for murder in a state court last year, the trial of the three officers – Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng – will be more complex and could…

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Jan 25

Video of George Floyd killing will show 3 cops violated his rights, prosecutors

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Witness testimony gets underway in earnest at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd.

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Jan 24

Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’ when George Floyd killed, says defense for three cops standing trial

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights accused the men of standing by as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin "slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them."…

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Jan 21

Jury in Floyd killing federal trial appears mostly white

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing.

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