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George Floyd mural
September 6, 2022
Twelve people arrested while peacefully protesting in downtown Cleveland in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd will receive a…
August 26, 2022
Derek Chauvin was taken Wednesday from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb to a medium-security federal prison in Tucson.
August 17, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years at a low-security federal prison camp in Colorado.
August 15, 2022
The former officers would have received three-year sentences under the reject deals, but now they will face a trial in…
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…