More than a year after George Floyd took his last breath, Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering him, will face a Minnesota judge for sentencing.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
This company’s permissive policies are behind high-profile police shootings of Black men in the US
Lexipol markets its policies as a way to protect local governments from frivolous lawsuits. It has attracted law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says he shouldn’t go to prison for George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says the ex-cop was the product of a “broken system” and shouldn’t go to prison. Prosecutors say he should get 30 years.
‘Everything wrong with policing in America’: Clips of Andrew Brown Jr. shooting show the limits of body camera videos
Video shows Andrew Brown Jr. driving away from deputies, but DA Andrew Womble said he endangered them. The deputies will not be charged in his death.
Bodycams haven’t lived up to promises of exposing police misconduct. One reason: The police decide what to release.
Police officer body cameras were supposed to provide a window into what really happened when someone dies at the hands of a police officer.
Derek Chauvin’s conviction is progress, but it ‘will do nothing to change’ urban policing on its own
Jurors quickly convicted Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death, but it does little to “change the physics of urban policing.”
The cause of George Floyd’s death: Jurors faced alternate versions in the trial of Derek Chauvin
Before a verdict was reached in the Chauvin trial, attorneys on both sides made their case to jurors about what caused George Floyd’s death.
As protests continue over police killings, lawmakers try to add to the list of crimes protesters could face
Lawmakers say they’re cracking down on violence, not protests. Critics say the bills would criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment.
Derek Chauvin used force against suspects before George Floyd. The jury won’t hear about 6 of those incidents.
Prosecutors tried to introduce six incidents in which they say Derek Chauvin used unreasonable force on people. The judge didn’t allow them.
Lawyers in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial zoom in on training, drug use, and viral video
The world has seen the unforgettable footage of George Floyd’s death. And the viral video is the main thing that attorneys for Derek Chauvin don’t want the jury to focus on.