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January 29, 2021

Minnesota Court of Appeals asked to intervene in George Floyd case amid COVID concerns

State prosecutors on Thursday asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to rejoin the cases against the four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd after a lower court previously refused their request, court documents show. 

January 26, 2021

Detroit to dismiss some tickets issued during Floyd protests

Detroit will dismiss most misdemeanor citations issued last spring during several days of protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a city official said Tuesday.

January 26, 2021

Judge rules past arrests, bodycam footage of George Floyd inadmissible at trial

The Minnesota judge overseeing the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers accused in the death of George Floyd has ruled that bodycam footage from a prior arrest will not be admissible.

January 23, 2021

Minnesota man, 25, pleads guilty to role in police precinct fire during George Floyd rioting

A 25-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty Friday after authorities accused him of helping set fire to the Third Precinct headquarters of the Minneapolis Police Department last May.

January 21, 2021

Illinois poised to end cash bail and possibly set alleged criminals free

While the nation’s attention was focused on the transition of power in Washington, Illinois state lawmakers passed a massive criminal justice reform bill that would, among other things, end cash bail.

January 19, 2021

NYPD, protesters clash in Manhattan on MLK Day with 29 arrested

The New York Police Department said at least 29 people were arrested – and at least 11 officers were injured – Monday when a crowd of protesters showing out on what would Martin Luther King Jr.’s 92nd birthday converged with police outside City Hall in lower Manhattan.

January 17, 2021

Pelosi praises National Guard presence in DC after resisting troops during BLM riots

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to have changed her tune when it comes to protecting the nation's capital. 

January 15, 2021

17 Chicago cops resting in burgled office suspended: Union

Chicago Police suspended several officers captured on video during last summer’s widespread unrest who were lounging — and apparently even sleeping — inside a burglarized congressional campaign office.

January 14, 2021

NYPD union boss slams state AG’s lawsuit, wants city leaders held accountable for ignoring criminals

The head of New York City’s largest police union on Thursday slammed the state attorney general’s lawsuit against the NYPD for its handling of protesters last year and said city leaders should instead be held accountable for ignoring the “criminals” who attacked officers with “bricks and firebombs.”  

January 12, 2021

Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin to be tried separately in George Floyd case

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the George Floyd case after he was seen on video holding his knee against Floyd’s neck will be tried separately from the three other cops accused in connection with the case, court papers on Tuesday show.