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April 8, 2021

George Clooney emailed George Floyd’s family lawyer advice amid Derek Chauvin murder trial

During a recent virtual appearance on “The View," George Floyd's family attorney, Benjamin Crump, said George Clooney emailed him about how he should respond to Derek Chauvin's defense lawyers' suggestion that a drug overdose caused Floyd's death.

April 8, 2021

Derek Chauvin trial: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs, expert says

George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, a medical expert testified at former officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Thursday, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd's drug use and underlying health problems were what killed him.

April 8, 2021

New Mexico becomes 3rd state to abolish qualified immunity for police officers

New Mexico's governor signed a law Wednesday eliminating qualified immunity for law enforcement, making it the third state to do so amid a growing debate about police misconduct in the U.S.

April 7, 2021

Derek Chauvin defense, prosecutor disagree whether George Floyd said ‘I ate too many drugs’

The lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and prosecutors disagreed Wednesday on whether George Floyd said "I ate too many drugs" on video footage of the deadly arrest played in court. 

April 7, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Derek Chauvin trial continues Wednesday

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd’s death, is continuing Wednesday after the prosecution this week has called a parade of Minneapolis police officials to the stand who have condemned Chauvin’s use of force as excessive.

April 6, 2021

Minnesota man who bashed Fargo police car during George Floyd protest gets 2 years in prison

A Moorhead, Minnesota man convicted of felony civil disorder for riling up a mob during a George Floyd protest in Fargo, N.D, last spring will spend two years in federal prison, the Justice Department said Monday.

April 6, 2021

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Chauvin was trained twice in past 4 years to diffuse tense situations: testimony

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had been trained twice over the past four years on how to defuse tense situations with people in crisis and how police must use the least amount of force necessary to get someone to comply, police personnel testified Tuesday during the seventh day of his trial.

April 6, 2021

Federal lawsuit alleges racist brutality by Rochester police

A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Rochester officials of allowing a culture of police brutality against people of color to fester and asks a court to force reforms.

April 6, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Derek Chauvin trial continues Tuesday

The murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is set to resume Tuesday morning

April 6, 2021

Derek Chauvin trial: Was officer's knee on George Floyd's neck authorized?

A critical factor for jurors to consider at a former Minneapolis police officer's trial in George Floyd's death is whether he violated the department's policy on neck restraints when he knelt on Floyd's neck.