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Trial of 3 cops in George Floyd killing to resume after Covid pause
Paramedic says he wasn’t told George Floyd wasn’t breathing
A paramedic, who treated George Floyd on the day he was killed in 2020, testified Wednesday at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers that he wasn’t told the Black man wasn’t breathing and had no pulse when officers upgraded the urgency of an ambulance call.
At federal trial of 3 ex-police officers, prosecutors show video of George Floyd’s last moments
Explainer: The federal charges against 3 cops in George Floyd death
Minneapolis voters weigh fate of police after George Floyd
US ex-cop convicted of George Floyd murder to reappear in court
Three ex-officers ask to block streaming of trial in Floyd death
Attorneys for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death asked a judge Thursday to bar their upcoming trial from being livestreamed, saying some witnesses won’t testify if the proceedings are broadcast.
Ex-cops charged in Floyd death want separation from Chauvin
Three of the former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are asking that their federal trials be separated from Derek Chauvin’s, who has already been convicted on state murder charges for kneeling on Floyd’s neck as the Black man pleaded for air.
George Floyd brother meets Biden, wants ‘laws to protect people of color’
Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s younger brother, met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday and called for “federal laws to protect people of color.”
George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory
Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death.
Biden to host George Floyd’s family at White House
Federal arraignment in July for 3 ex-cops in George Floyd’s death
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.