George Floyd

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August 10, 2022
Nearly $1.5 million was awarded to eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where Derek Chauvin was…
La Mesa, California
August 4, 2022
The city of La Mesa has settled a lawsuit for $125,000 after it was determined one of its officers made…
July 29, 2022
For some Floyd family members and activists, the penalties were too small for three former Minneapolis police officers involved in…
July 27, 2022
A judge sentenced two former Minneapolis cops who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights to lighter terms than recommended.
July 18, 2022
Nearly a decade after nine people were slain in a historic Black church, a new commission pushes for racial equity…
July 7, 2022
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Derek Chauvin, theGrio.com
July 5, 2022
The plea agreement of the former Minneapolis police officer calls for a sentence of 20 to 25 years in prison.…
June 30, 2022
Maj. Dawanna Witt is running for Hennepin County sheriff, as is the ex-police chief of Morton, Minnesota and a South…
Floyd Former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. thegrio.com
June 30, 2022
Judge Paul Magnuson has not set sentencing dates for the former Minneapolis police officers responsible for George Floyd's death.
June 23, 2022
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin to 25 years for violating the rights of…
June 22, 2022
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Mayor Jacob Frey hasn't met a "clear legal duty" to hire more police officers.
George Floyd Square, theGrio.com
June 21, 2022
Judge Peter Cahill set the new trial date after the state sought to start it as soon as this summer…
June 15, 2022
Home Depot argued that Black Lives Matter is political messaging, which company policy prohibits on employees' clothing.
June 11, 2022
Don Cook, an Arkansas attorney, was hospitalized after police fired a beanbag during a protest at the Capitol over George Floyd’s…
June 10, 2022
"It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated," said NAACP's Derrick Johnson, calling his comments "offensive…
June 7, 2022
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill cites pretrial publicity for moving the case of J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao to…
June 7, 2022
Despite a 6-to-3 majority of conservatives on the Supreme Court, fewer than four wanted to hear the McCloskeys' case.
June 6, 2022
The two men accused in the Santa Cruz, California, case face charges of felony vandalism, reckless driving and a hate…
June 3, 2022
The Florida woman was shot in the face with a rubber bullet during a Black Lives Matter protest.
June 3, 2022
René Quiñonez, owner of Movement Ink, says the masks were for protestors participating in George Floyd demonstrations.