Derek Chauvin

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READ: The Derek Chauvin Sentencing Decision

7:47pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Chauvin "treated Mr. Floyd without respect and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings," wrote Judge Peter Cahill, adding an additional 10 years to Chauvin's presumptive sentence.

Gianna Floyd, the 7-year-old daughter of George Floyd, is seen in a video played on Friday during victim impact statements in the sentencing of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.

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George Floyd's Daughter Gianna, 7, Asks In Court Video: 'How Did My Dad Get Hurt?'

3:53pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

She said in a victim-impact video played in court that when she is someday reunited with her father, she wants to "play with him, have fun. Go on a plane ride. And that's it."

A man holds a Black Lives Matter flag during a March protest in St. Paul, Minn. Support for Black Lives Matter surged after protests following George Floyd's death. Activists charge that disparaging posts targeting BLM are part of an overall effort to und

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Black Lives Matter Fights Disinformation To Keep The Movement Strong

2:56pm May 25, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

Calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality still fill social media platforms a year after George Floyd's murder. But Black Lives Matter says posts targeting it are full of disinformation.

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After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.

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After Chauvin Verdict, Black Police Officers Consider What Has Changed

12:24pm May 15, 2021

by Brianna Scott

After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.

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Former Minneapolis Police officers, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Their trial on charges related to the killing of George Floyd has been delayed until March 2022.

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Minneapolis Trial Postponed For 3 Former Police Officers In George Floyd's Murder

3:24pm May 13, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"We need space" before the trial to let a federal case proceed, Judge Peter Cahill said, citing the need to let publicity ease about George Floyd's death.

This image from video shows Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane, left, and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, center, to a police vehicle outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. The image was shown as prosecutor Steve Schlei

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How Using Videos At Chauvin Trial And Others Impacts Criminal Justice

10:28am May 07, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

The video of George Floyd's death was critical evidence in the murder trial of convicted ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. That video and others are changing trials and police training.

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of murdering George Floyd.

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Minnesota Attorney General Focused On Mechanics Of Derek Chauvin Case Not Its Impact

1:41pm April 27, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, wasn't sure they were going to win. "Accountability just doesn't happen very much," he says.

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At a ballfield a few blocks from where Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by a sheriff's deputy in Elizabeth City, N.C., Daquail Alexander organized a vigil and protest in Brown's memory.

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'It Didn't Change': North Carolina Town Demands Answers After Another Fatal Shooting

2:52pm April 22, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

Residents of Elizabeth City, N.C., are pressing for answers after a Black man, Andrew Brown Jr., was shot dead by a sheriff's deputy carrying out a search warrant on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

People Gather In Winston-Salem In Wake Of Chauvin Conviction

9:00am April 22, 2021

by Paul Garber

Many people who spent last summer protesting in the streets after the death of George Floyd have started gathering again now that the police officer who killed him has been convic

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was met with boos from protestors in his city last summer after saying he didn't support abolishing the police.

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Minneapolis Mayor Says He Welcomes Justice Department Policing Investigation

1:26am April 22, 2021

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says his city is taking more steps to change policing following the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

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