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Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd’s death
A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made public Wednesday.
Lafayette Square near the White House reopens to public
Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, reopened Monday to the public nearly a year after federal authorities fenced off the area at the height of nationwide protests over policing following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in George Floyd death
For 3 ex-cops, will blaming Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s death work?
With Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, activists and the Floyd family are turning their attention to this summer’s trial for the other three officers involved in his May 2020 arrest.
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact sweeping changes to policing in the state, and since, have continue to flex their collective muscles.
US ex-cop Derek Chauvin to be sentenced June 16 for George Floyd murder
US President Joe Biden says he told George Floyd’s daughter, ‘daddy did change the world’
Any other Derek Chauvin verdict would have been ‘travesty of justice’: UN
The UN rights chief hailed Wednesday the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, for murdering African-American man George Floyd, saying it was the only just outcome.
Even as white cop is convicted of George Floyd’s murder, a 15-year old Black girl is gunned down by police in America
US launches probe of Minneapolis police after Derek Chauvin conviction
US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday launched a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis following a jury’s verdict that former city police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The probe “will assess whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests,” Garland told a …
Bounty Killer, Spice, Cardi B & More Artists React To Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict
The murder of George Floyd last year sparked worldwide tensions and protests, but on Tuesday, April 4, the public celebrates being on the track to justice. This, after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s killing. The entertainment industry, locally and internationally, is celebrating the light at the end of …
Minneapolis ex-policeman Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in George Floyd case
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans.
Derek Chauvin likely to appeal, claiming trial tainted by civil settlement, media coverage
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will likely seek to overturn his murder and manslaughter convictions by arguing that the jury was prejudiced by media coverage and a settlement in the civil case brought by George Floyd’s family, though his odds of success are slim, legal experts said.
Joe Biden says praying for ‘right verdict’ in Derek Chauvin trial
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was praying for the “right verdict” in the murder trial of the police officer accused of killing George Floyd, as the jury met for a second day of deliberations. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was charged with murder and manslaughter after kneeling on the neck …
Verdict reached in George Floyd murder trial
The jury reached a verdict on Tuesday in the high-profile trial of the white former police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of African-American George Floyd.
Explainer: What are charges against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death?
The 12 jurors who reached a verdict Tuesday in the case against Derek Chauvin had three counts to consider as they weighed whether he is responsible for the death of George Floyd.
Murderer or ‘reasonable officer?’ Jury begins deliberations in Chauvin trial
Jurors in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin began deliberations on Monday after a prosecutor implored them to “believe your eyes” as he replayed video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a dying George Floyd’s neck.
Prosecutor: Derek Chauvin ‘had to know’ George Floyd’s life was in danger
Officer Derek Chauvin “had to know” he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried out over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally fell silent, a prosecutor told jurors Monday as closing arguments began at Chauvin’s murder trial.
Explainer: How is ‘reasonableness’ key to Derek Chauvin’s defense?
Attorneys and witnesses have used the words “reasonable” or “unreasonable” often at the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. It’s no coincidence. The concept of reasonableness has been crucial at trials of officers ever since the landmark Graham v. Connor ruling 32 years ago by …
Chauvin decides not to testify at George Floyd murder trial
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Thursday that he would not testify at his murder trial for the death of George Floyd, as a policewoman facing charges for the killing of another Black American made her first court appearance.
Derek Chauvin won’t testify at murder trial in George Floyd’s death
The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd wrapped up its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, presenting two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks. Chauvin informed the court that he would not testify, saying he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right …
Protests erupt after police shoot Black man in Minneapolis traffic stop
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop. The unrest in Brooklyn Center came hours before the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, was set to resume in …
Prosecution case nears end in ex-cop’s trial in George Floyd’s death
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd ‘s death enters its third week Monday, with the state nearing the end of a case built on searing witness accounts, official rejections of the neck restraint and expert testimony attributing Floyd’s death to a lack of oxygen.
Judge refuses to sequester jury in George Floyd murder case
The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning after the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just outside Minneapolis.
Police vehicles vandalized after man who was shot by police dies near Minneapolis
Members of an angry crowd vandalized two police vehicles on Sunday after thedeath of a man who was shot by an officer about 10 miles (16 km) from where George Floyd died during his arrest last May in Minneapolis, a Reuters witness said.
‘Blue wall of silence’ takes hit in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial
Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence – protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. But that’s not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyd’s death, some even taking …
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs or bad heart
George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, a medical expert testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial on Thursday, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd’s drug use and underlying health problems were what killed him.
Expert: Derek Chauvin never took knee off George Floyd’s neck
Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck – and was bearing down with most of his weight – the entire time the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at Chauvin’s murder trial.
Explainer: Could mask hamper ex-officer Derek Chauvin’s image with jurors?
The face mask that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been required to wear during his trial in George Floyd’s death has hidden his reaction to testimony, including any sympathy or remorse that legal experts say can make a difference to jurors.