What made the killing of Floyd by police so different was the response by people in Minnesota, around the nation, and around the world who took to the streets by the millions to demand justice and accountability.
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‘I knew his life mattered’: Darnella Frazier honors the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death
“A year ago, today I witnessed a murder. The victim’s name was George Floyd.”
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The latest: from aggravating factors to federal indictments
Four former Minneapolis police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights, while the state trial for the three other officers has been continued to March 2022.
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Trial for former MPD officers charged in George Floyd’s death delayed until 2022
The state trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng in the killing of George Floyd has been pushed back to March 7, 2022.
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Civilian review of police: Why has it failed?
Derek Chauvin has had a long history of complaints, many of which went without discipline from the department.
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Judge will consider longer sentence for Derek Chauvin due to ‘particular cruelty’ and other aggravating factors
Judge Peter Cahill will consider four aggravating factors when sentencing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
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Police live by their own set of laws
During the time of the trial, the party of murderers gained more votes than that. From the middle of March to the end of April, eight People of Color, mostly African American, were killed by the police.
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What the Chauvin murder trial revealed about the U.S. ‘justice’ system
The Chauvin murder trial further exposed to the world the fragility of American democracy and the lie of American exceptionalism.
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Former MPD officers indicted on federal civil rights charges in the killing of George Floyd; Chauvin also charged for 2017 incident
The four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s fatal arrest have been indicted on federal civil rights charges.
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The Supreme Court can protect Black lives by ending qualified immunity
Only one legal entity can end the enactment of qualified immunity and remove the protection itself…
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Keys to police reforms—lessons learned from isolated success stories
Evaluating officers’ performance and rewarding them based on community-oriented activities could foster the support necessary for lasting reform.
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Chauvin verdict: opinions vary on police reform implications
Opinion remains divided on whether the Chauvin verdict represents cause for greater confidence in the criminal justice system for Blacks and other Communities of Color.
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Chauvin guilty verdict victory tempered by the persistence of police violence
‘The media and powers that be will try to argue that the Floyd verdict shows that the justice system works. It doesn’t.’
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Digging deeper: the Justice Department investigation of Minneapolis police
The DOJ investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department will focus on patterns and practices of policing, not on an individual case.
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Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty, guilty, guilty!
A wild scene developed last Tuesday evening as history was made in the Twin Towns when Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder.
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Observations from a long, consequential trial
The Derek Chauvin verdict is significant because it represents a rare instance of accountability in the criminal legal system for White officers who kill Black men.
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Federal judge’s order temporarily halts MN law enforcement from arresting, attacking journalists (updated)
A federal judge ruled Friday evening that state law enforcement cannot attack or arrest journalists for covering the current protests.
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WORD ON THE STREET | Community reaction to the Chauvin trial 10 days in
The MSR reached out to community members to get their response to the Derek Chauvin murder trial so far.
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Day 10 of Chauvin trial: restraint was more than Floyd’s heart could take, says medical examiner
Day 10 of the Derek Chauvin trial featured the much-anticipated testimony of Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker.
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Chief describes an MPD unrecognizable to many Mpls Blacks
‘People have been killed by the Minneapolis Police Department under very questionable circumstances…’