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April 13, 2023

California reparations task force member complains of 'preoccupation' with $800B price tag: 'Least important'

California Reparations Task Force member Dr. Cheryl Grills is frustrated with media's "preoccupation" with the $800 billion cost and claims that dollar amount is "least important."

April 12, 2023

New Mexico correction officers beat, taunted inmate with, 'You can't breathe'

An advocacy group for prisoners’ rights has filed a lawsuit against correction officers who beat and taunted a man with the words that sparked the death of George Floyd.

April 6, 2023

Minnesota AG turns on ally over deal for teens accused of murdering woman in George Floyd-area home invasion

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison criticized Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's handling of Zaria McKeever's murder case in offering plea deals to two teen alleged killers.

April 5, 2023

Minneapolis police union boss barred from employment in 3 counties by Floyd settlement

Ex-Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll is barred from service in three Twin Cities-area counties for a decade, per a settlement over police treatment of George Floyd protestors.

April 4, 2023

Floyd rioter gets 5 years for torching Philadelphia police car

Khalif Miller, 27, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for throwing papers into a burning Philadelphia police cruiser outside city hall during a 2020 riot.

March 31, 2023

Minneapolis agrees to state-backed policing revamp nearly 3 years after Floyd incident

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved a state-backed agreement to overhaul its policing practices in a unanimous vote of 11-0.

March 29, 2023

Minneapolis City Council to discuss potential settlement in major Floyd lawsuit

The Minneapolis City Council will hold a special meeting to discuss a potential settlement in a suit by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights over George Floyd's police-involved death.

March 22, 2023

Lead prosecutor who helped convict Derek Chauvin of murder appointed judge in Hennepin County

Matthew Frank, a lead judge who helped convict Derek Chauvin of murder, has been appointed as a judge. Frank is the second member of the Chauvin prosecuting team to become a judge.

March 20, 2023

Philadelphia reaches $9.25M settlement with demonstrators over police tactics in 2020 protests

Philadelphia settled four federal lawsuits and agreed to pay 237 plaintiffs a total of $9.25 million after they described suffering police violence during protests in 2020.

March 17, 2023

Disgraced ex-Minneapolis cop Chauvin pleads guilty in tax evasion case

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, currently serving an over two-decade sentence for the killing of George Floyd, has pleaded guilty to two tax evasion counts.