George Floyd
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PublishedAugust 21, 2024
How Black women shaped Tim Walz’s politics after the death of George Floyd
At the most critical juncture in Walz’s tenure as governor, with the world pointing to his state as an example of gross injustice, he found insights and counsel from a group of Black women who pleaded with him to do more to address systemic racism.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Ex-officer unrepentant as he’s sentenced to nearly 5 years in George Floyd killing
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was found guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
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PublishedJune 16, 2023
George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says
The DOJ issued a withering critique of Minneapolis police, alleging that they systematically discriminated against racial minorities, often violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2022
Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
J. Alexander Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, appeared at his sentencing hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2022
Two cops head to trial for aiding George Floyd’s killing
J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already been convicted of violating Floyd’s civil rights and begun serving those sentences.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
Two convicted of violating George Floyd’s rights to begin federal term
J. Alexander Kueng, TouThao and Thomas Lane were convicted this year of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care as their fellow police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the man's neck for 9½ minutes.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Former officer gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
Thomas Lane held the Black man's legs as Officer Derek Chauvin pinned his neck with his knee for nearly 9 1/2 minutes on May 25, 2020.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2022
Derek Chauvin gets 21 years for George Floyd’s killing
Chauvin agreed to a sentence of 20 to 25 years in his December plea to a federal charge in Floyd's killing.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to get federal sentence for Floyd’s killing
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is about to learn his sentence for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd.
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PublishedJune 6, 2022
Judge delays trial of 2 former officers in Floyd killing until 2023
A jury consultant says the reason for the postponement seems like a 'strange rationale.'
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