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A new Kentucky bill would criminalize insulting or taunting a police officer
A Kentucky Senate committee advanced the bill, which was described by one lawmaker as a response to…
John L. Dorman
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"He was loved:" Watch families of Floyd and Wright call for justice at a highly emotional gathering
Families of Daunte Wright and George Floyd gathered to call for justice. Wright was fatally shot by…
Kaitlyn Wang
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Police convictions aren't equivalent to justice, family members of police brutality victims say. They want reparations to make up for generations of institutionalized racism.
Derek Chauvin's conviction is a step toward justice. But activists argue broader reparations like d…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Esper said he and Milley stopped Trump from sending soldiers with 'rifles and bayonets' into US cities amid George Floyd protests: book
"I think we would have had active-duty troops on the streets, you know, with rifles and bayonets," …
Jake Lahut,John Haltiwanger
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I'm the Minnesota AG who put George Floyd's killer behind bars. The 4 kids I put on the stand are the real heroes.
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison describes being at the helm of the Derek Chauvin trial — one of th…
Keith Ellison, Minnesota Atto…
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The trial of the 2 remaining ex-cops charged in the George Floyd killing postponed to January
A judge moved the trial of former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Keung in an…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Police union welcomes verdict, says 'justice has worked' after Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder
The Fraternal Order of Police said the "trial was fair and due process was served" in a statement f…
Charles Davis
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Kate Winslet says 'Mare of Easttown' will reflect police 'atrocities' if it returns for a second season
Kate Winslet stars as police detective Mare Sheehan in HBO's Emmy award-winning thriller "Mare of E…
Zac Ntim
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The 3 other police officers who helped restrain George Floyd were convicted on federal charges of violating his civil rights
A jury convicted three former police officers who helped restrain George Floyd on charges of depriv…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said the company would pledge money towards Black Lives Matter last year, but it has yet to fulfill that promise
The company said they were committed to donating to the Black Live Matter organization last summer …
Francis Agustin
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Maine governor thought Trump was having a 'nervous breakdown' during a call on which he complained about George Floyd protests: book
Floyd's murder "seemed to trigger something else entirely in Trump" in comparison to Joe Biden, per…
John L. Dorman
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Should Derek Chauvin face 30 years in prison? Criminal justice reform advocates say a long sentence would do more harm than good
"People do have a right to celebrate a guilty verdict," said activist Katherin Hervey. "However, ou…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Kim Potter's attorney says the former Minnesota police officer will testify at her manslaughter trial
Former Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter was charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter after …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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In the Minneapolis neighborhood where George Floyd died, voters disagree with Biden on policing. But they're voting for him anyway.
Voters in Powderhorn Park told Insider they think President Donald Trump is even worse, so they vot…
Madi McVan
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Prosecutors say 3 former police officers watched as Derek Chauvin 'crushed the breath' out of George Floyd in opening statements of their federal civil rights trial
Prosecutors said that one ex-cop was more concerned with a pebble stuck in the tire of a police SUV…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A judge wrote that the girls who witnessed George Floyd's murder were free to walk away. Minnesota's AG wants to correct the record.
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison asked the judge to remove language suggesting girls who witnessed Floyd'…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A far-right extremist who pretended to be a BLM supporter pleaded guilty to rioting
He fired 13 shots into a Minneapolis police station while shouting "Justice for Floyd!" at the heig…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 1/2 years for murdering George Floyd
In April, a jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughte…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Trump was concerned that publicly showing 'empathy' in George Floyd case would indicate weakness to political base: book
When President Trump saw the George Floyd video last year, he "contorted his face as he watched" an…
John L. Dorman
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Derek Chauvin's sentence isn't enough to say cops will now be held accountable, criminal justice experts say
Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison, but that doesn't mean every cop who murders a civili…