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March 4, 2021

Only Republican to vote to approve police-reform bill says he pressed wrong button

The Texas Republican who cast the only vote from the party in favor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act said in a now-deleted tweet that he “accidentally pressed the wrong button,” a report said.

March 3, 2021

Ferguson activists demand $20 million from Black Lives Matter

Mike Brown Sr. and Ferguson activist Tory Russell, the founder of the International Black Freedom Alliance, demanded $20 million from Black Lives Matter after it was recently revealed that the organization brought in $90 million last year. 

March 2, 2021

Warren, Pressley among Dems pushing to strip police of 'qualified immunity'

Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation this week to end qualified immunity for law enforcement officers to pave the way for alleged victims of police brutality to file lawsuits. 

March 1, 2021

Minneapolis courthouse turned into fortress for George Floyd murder trial

The Minneapolis courthouse where ex-cop Derek Chauvin will stand trial for murder in the death of George Floyd is being turned into a veritable fortress.

March 1, 2021

George Floyd case: Minneapolis won't pay social media influencers during Derek Chauvin trial after backlash

Minneapolis City Council said Monday it’s no longer continuing with plans to contract social media influencers to spread city-approved messages during the murder trial against Derek Chauvin, an ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death, after activists accused the city of buying the narrative about the case.

February 28, 2021

George Floyd: Minneapolis to pay social media influencers to spread messages during Derek Chauvin trial

Minneapolis is set to pay six social media influencers to help disseminate city-approved messaging throughout the upcoming murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop charged in George Floyd's death.

February 27, 2021

San Francisco to move $120 million from police to Black community

San Francisco Mayor London Breed released a fiscal plan this week that would divert $120 million from the city’s law enforcement funding to an initiative to help Black communities.

February 24, 2021

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on police reform named for George Floyd

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday vowed that House lawmakers, in tandem with the Biden administration, will not stop working until the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act becomes law.

February 24, 2021

DOJ calls new witnesses, revives investigation into George Floyd death

Several witnesses have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury considering charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is already facing state murder charges in the death of George Floyd, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

February 23, 2021

NY protester, 75, shoved by Buffalo police files lawsuit after cops' charges dropped

Lawyers representing a 75-year-old protester shoved to the ground by upstate New York police during demonstrations that broke out in the days after George Floyd’s death filed a widely anticipated lawsuit in federal court Monday, less than two weeks after criminal charges against the officers involved were dropped.