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May 14, 2021

What is critical race theory?

What is critical race theory and what does it mean for schools and education across the nation?

May 13, 2021

California suspects arrested, released for pig's blood smeared on Derek Chauvin defense witness’ former home

Three suspects were charged and released weeks after allegedly smearing pig's blood on a northern California home previously owned by a defense witness who testified in the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, officials announced on Wednesday.

May 13, 2021

George Floyd death: Minnesota judge postpones trial for 3 ex-police officers until March 2022

The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, a judge ruled Thursday.

May 13, 2021

George Floyd death: Ex-Minneapolis cop Thao defense argues medical examiner 'coerced' to alter autopsy finding

Lawyers representing former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao argued in a new court filing late Wednesday that the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on George Floyd was “coerced” by a prominent doctor in Washington, D.C., into altering its findings – and that prosecutors were aware.

May 13, 2021

School under fire for lesson that claimed George Floyd died of heart attack

A Saugerties, New York, high school teacher is under fire after she told students George Floyd died of a heart attack and drug overdose.

May 12, 2021

Minneapolis to pay $35M to police officers who left force amid George Floyd unrest: report

Minneapolis leaders are working to sign off on workers’ compensation packages totaling close to $35 million to be paid to former police officers who left the force amid the civil unrest that happened in the wake of the death of George Floyd last May, according to a report.   

May 12, 2021

George Floyd death: Chauvin could face tougher sentence as Minnesota judge finds aggravating factors

A judge's ruling made public Wednesday lists "aggravating factors" that could pave the way for a longer sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted last month of second and third-degree murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.

May 11, 2021

Texas officials back George Floyd posthumous pardon for 2004 drug arrest

Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case.

May 10, 2021

Van Jones says Tim Scott is the ‘hold up’ on police reform because of qualified immunity

CNN commentator Van Jones argued on CNN Monday that Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is the "wrong lawmaker" to get bipartisan police reform done because he's so stubborn on qualified immunity.

May 7, 2021

4 ex-Minneapolis police officers, including Chauvin, federally indicted in George Floyd's death

A federal grand jury in Minnesota has voted to indict the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the May 25, 2020, arrest of George Floyd, according to indictments unsealed Friday.