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February 1, 2023

Trial for final Minneapolis officer indicted in Floyd killing nears its end

The deadline for final arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, who was charged for his role in the police-involved death of George Floyd, passed Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols: Tim Scott blames Dems for failed police reform meant to ensure ‘only the best wearing the badge'

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Monday called out Democrats like Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for opposing the Justice Act and other federal level police reform over the past eight years.

January 31, 2023

Memphis cops reportedly gave Tyre Nichols 71 commands in 13 minutes: 'So far out of the norm'

A New York Times analysis of footage released by the city of Memphis revealed officers issued 71 commands for Tyre Nichols within 13 minutes, orders which were “often contradictory.”

January 29, 2023

Tyre Nichols: Jim Jordan says 'no amount of training' could change what 5 Memphis cops did on video

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, argued “no amount of training” could change the caught-on-video actions of five Memphis officers against Tyre Nichols.

January 29, 2023

Tyre Nichols beating by 5 Black cops reveals America's 'biased police culture,' Crump, ex-Ferguson chief say

Tyre Nichols’ beatdown by five Memphis police officers demonstrates America’s “biased police culture,” according to attorney Ben Crump and former Ferguson police chief Jason Armstrong.

January 22, 2023

Atlanta mayor rebukes those claiming anti-police riots aren’t violent: ‘Domestic terrorism’

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens condemned claims the anti-police riots seen overnight were not violent, noting how protesters had explosives and would face domestic terrorism charges.

January 18, 2023

Derek Chauvin appeals conviction in George Floyd murder, arguing trial wasn't fair

An attorney representing Derek Chauvin has asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to throw out the former Minneapolis officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd.

January 18, 2023

Minnesota court to hear Chauvin appeal

An attorney for Derek Chauvin, an ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted in 2021 of murdering George Floyd, is expected to appeal his conviction.

January 12, 2023

Lawyer for Illinois EMTs charged with patient's murder reacts to 'very odd criminal case'

The lawyer for two Illinois EMTs charged with the murder of a Black man who was strapped to a stretcher facedown called it a "very odd criminal case."

January 12, 2023

Appeals to Minneapolis officers' sentences over Floyd incident dropped by federal court

A federal court accepted a government's request to drop its appeals of the sentences of two Minneapolis officers connected to the police-involved death of George Floyd.