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Ex-officer sentenced to nearly five years for role in George Floyd’s murder

Tou Thao sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for holding crowds back as other officers restrained George Floyd

The Guardian - US

Unrepentant ex-Minneapolis officer gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd’s killing

“I did not commit these crimes,” Tou Thao said in lengthy, sometimes rambling remarks at his sentencing hearing Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd's killing

The last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd is expected to learn Monday whether he’ll spend any additional time in prison

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Derek Chauvin to ask Supreme Court to review conviction in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Minnesota’s highest court denied his request to review his case.

Chicago Sun-Times

Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

Minnesota’s highest court rejected his appeal after the officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing

Minneapolis must make policing changes under a newly approved settlement reached in the wake of George Floyd's killing

The Independent UK

Results of federal investigation into Minneapolis police met with hope, skepticism

MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday morning, John Pope answered his phone while boarding a flight to Atlanta. The U.S. Department of Justice had just released the results of a scathing federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, including 28 recommendations for institutional change.

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Takeaways from the scathing report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd's killing

The Justice Department has issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd’s killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints

The Independent UK

DOJ: MPD targeted Black residents

These patterns represent a litany of violations of the public’s constitutional rights, the report finds

Salon

George Floyd murder: Minneapolis police have pattern of aggression and discrimination, DoJ inquiry finds

Merrick Garland announces findings of Department of Justice investigation into department after Floyd’s killing by officers

The Guardian - US

US attorney general in Minneapolis to share results of police department probe

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce the findings of a two-year investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department, prompted by the death of George Floyd

The Independent UK

U.S. attorney general to visit Minneapolis for 'civil rights matter' announcement

Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to Minneapolis to make an announcement in "a civil rights matter."

The Independent UK

Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he's supported a grieving Black family

Ben Crump has become a powerful figure in the movement seeking equality for Black Americans and justice for those killed by police

The Independent UK

Prosecutors urge Minnesota Supreme Court to reject appeal by ex-officer in George Floyd's murder

State prosecutors have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to reconsider his conviction for murdering George Floyd, saying lower courts already got it right

The Independent UK

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Salon

Keith Ellison on George Floyd & America

Minnesota's attorney general says the Floyd case was his "life's purpose" — and it's a mistake not to charge Trump

Tribune News Service

Biden calls for police reform on 3rd anniversary of George Floyd’s death

President Biden recognized the three-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death Thursday by reflecting on a conversation he had with Floyd’s daughter the day before his funeral.

Daily Mirror

George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin's jail life - 'bloated, balding and bed of concrete'

George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin On May 25, 2020, and a wave of social justice protests followed around the world as people came to terms with the vicious killing

France 24

George Floyd's legacy: Three years after his death, what has changed in the US?

Exactly three years ago, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American, was killed by a White police officer, Derek Chauvin. Floyd's death triggered widespread protests across the United States and around the world, with calls to end police violence and systemic racism. Chauvin was eventually sentenced to more than 22 years…

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Daily Mirror

Three years on - how George Floyd's murder changed the face of America and the world

George Floyd was killed after he was restrained by officers, with one keeping their knee on his neck for almost 10 minutes as Mr Floyd repeatedly told them he "can't breathe" and that they were "going to kill" him

The Independent UK

George Floyd death anniversary: Reckoning with police violence in limbo

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response, seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing

Tribune News Service

In new book, Keith Ellison goes behind the scenes of Derek Chauvin prosecution

MINNEAPOLIS — In a new book "Break the Wheel," released Tuesday, Attorney General Keith Ellison pulls back the curtain on the massive effort behind the pandemic-era prosecution of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

The Independent UK

Top prosecutor in trial of officer who killed George Floyd writes book recounting case

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reveals in a new book how worried prosecutors were that a judge would move the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin out of the city where he killed George Floyd

WEKU

The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.

Tribune News Service

Keith Ellison to publish George Floyd trial diary Tuesday, with intro by Floyd's brother

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept a diary in 2021 as he directed the prosecution of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Tuesday, the world will be able to read those diaries.

The Independent UK

Man who watched Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd sues Minneapolis for emotional distress

Donald Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court

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