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Derek Chauvin files appeal to overturn conviction in George Floyd murder

Venue and publicity around April 2020 trial were also criticised

The Independent UK

Trial of 3 ex-officers in Floyd death won't be livestreamed

A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed

The Independent UK

Mary McNamara: Elon Musk is not social media's biggest problem

If you had to manufacture a hot-take contest topic, Elon Musk offering to buy Twitter would do just fine. Twitter thrives on disagreement, and few people are as divisive as Musk.

Los Angeles Times

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Officer's camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya's death

Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya’s fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense struggle -- but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head

The Independent UK

Judge undecided on cameras in courtroom for state trial of ex-Minneapolis police officers in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County judge said he's unsure whether state law will allow him to permit cameras in the courtroom for the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection to George Floyd's murder.

Tribune News Service

Judge weighs cameras in next trial over George Floyd's death

A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Report: State late in response to unrest after Floyd killing

An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several weaknesses, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze

The Independent UK

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Wisconsin dad wants cop charged for restraint of daughter

A Wisconsin father is demanding that prosecutors charge an off-duty police officer who appears to have briefly pressed his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck similar to how Derek Chauvin restrained George Floyd

The Independent UK

From George Floyd to Amir Locke, have Minneapolis police learned nothing?

Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis Police Department promised ‘transformational change’ to policing in the city after Floyd’s murder. Nearly two years later, the killing of Locke shows that hasn’t happened, Josh Marcus writes

The Independent UK

After guilty verdict for ex-Minneapolis officers, prison sentences, state trial's fate hangs in balance

MINNEAPOLIS — The groundbreaking legal reckoning isn't over yet for four former Minneapolis police officers responsible for George Floyd's public killing on a south Minneapolis street almost two years ago.

Tribune News Service

Sentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd's killing

Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin

The Independent UK

What’s happens next after officers’ conviction for violating George Floyd’s rights?

Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of all counts of violating George Floyd’s civil rights at their federal trial. Here’s what to expect with their sentencing, their state trial, for Derek Chauvin and for American policing

The Independent UK

The Convictions of 3 Cops Who Failed To Prevent George Floyd's Death Underline the Duty To Intervene

The defendants unsuccessfully argued that their training was inadequate and that they understandably deferred to a senior officer.

Reason

Three former Minneapolis police officers guilty over George Floyd’s death

Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty of denying George Floyd his right to medical care.

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The Independent UK

For 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: Guilty

The three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek Chauvin at the scene of George Floyd’s killing offered a variety of reasons why they weren’t to blame, including experience, bad training and the supposed threat of angry bystanders

The Independent UK

For world, Floyd's death was about race. Why not the trials?

For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race

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 in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event

Al Jazeera

Three ex-cops found guilty of violating George Floyd’s rights

US jury convicts Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane of depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care.

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The Independent UK

‘Just following orders’ defence and blue wall of silence failed officers convicted over George Floyd’s death

J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane each took a similar line of defence in their federal trial for violating George Floyd’s civil rights: that they were ‘just following orders’. It didn’t work. Rachel Sharp reports

Daily Record

Three ex-cops convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights

Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Mr Floyd's neck for nine-and-a-half minutes.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 ex-Minneapolis cops convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Minneapolis officers guilty on all civil rights charges related to George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — Three former Minneapolis police were convicted by a federal jury Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his constitutional rights during the fatal restraint outside Cup Foods on May 25, 2020.

Axios

3 ex-MPD officers convicted in civil rights trial over George Floyd's killing

The three former officers did not intervene as Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, killing him.

The Independent UK

George Floyd: Three officers found guilty on all charges of violating Black man’s civil rights

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by failing to administer him medical aid and failing to intervene to stop Chauvin

Tribune News Service

Deliberations continue in civil rights trial of 3 former Minneapolis police officers

MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors took a 30-minute lunch break and resumed deliberations Thursday afternoon in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizure.

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