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Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying about staged hate attack

By Don Babwin, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, with five months served in the county jail.

Prosecutor seeks incarceration, restitution for Jussie Smollett

By Don Babwin, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

A special prosecutor is seeking incarceration for Jussie Smollett for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that Smollett staged himself.

Jussie Smollett faces sentencing for staged attack conviction

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to return to court in Chicago to learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated or allow him…

3 former officers convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing

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

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.

Jury to be finalized in Breonna Taylor-related shooting case

By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

Lawyers are returning to court to finish picking a jury for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

WATCH: Attorney General Garland speaks after guilty verdicts in Arbery hate crimes case

By Associated Press

Garland said, "the Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. And as Americans, all of us have a moral obligation to combat the hatred and bigotry that motivates those crimes."…

Trial of 3 officers involved in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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.

What to watch for at Kim Potter’s sentencing hearing

By Amy Forliti, Associated Press

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright is set to be sentenced for her first-degree manslaughter conviction.

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.

Toxicologist testifies that drugs and heart disease did not kill George Floyd

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

A toxicologist has testified that it wasn't drug use, heart disease, nor an agitated state known as "excited delirium" that caused George Floyd's death after he was pinned to the pavement by Minneapolis police.