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Texas denies posthumous pardon for George Floyd

Board has reversed its decision saying it found ‘procedural errors’ in its initial recommendation

The Independent UK

George Floyd biography among National Book Award nominees

A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thursday on long lists for the National Book Awards

The Independent UK

Texas board denies posthumous pardon for George Floyd

A Texas board has declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid

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Texas board rejects posthumous pardon for George Floyd — after recommending one to Greg Abbott

The state’s parole board did not explain why it was denying the request to pardon Floyd, who was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, for a minor 2004 drug conviction. Last year, the board recommended Abbott pardon Floyd, then rescinded that suggestion.

The Texas Tribune

John Boyega reveals he lost friends over anti-racism speech after George Floyd's murder

Actor John Boyega has revealed he lost friends after making a passionate speech at the Black Lives Matter rally in Hyde Park following the murder of George Floyd

Daily Mirror

Opinion: We've seen killings like Chris Kaba's before but when will it stop?

An officer has been suspended after Chris Kaba's death

Nottingham Post

Panel advises removal of Confederate statue at Arlington

An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy

The Independent UK

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Elton John is agony aunt to the stars - fixing scandal, addiction and love drama

He may be a music icon but – as Elton this week acknowledged – he’s also got another legacy – as an agony aunt for troubled A-listers. Always an ear of support for his many superstar friends

Daily Mirror

A Black protester voiced anger at police in South Carolina. She got 4 years in prison

Brittany Martin, 34, was convicted of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner, and may have to give birth in prison. An advocate notes that some Jan. 6 rioters are serving far less time.

WEKU

Uncivil wars? Political lies are far more dangerous than Twitter pile-ons

As Trump supporters call for civil war and American institutions of law and government teeter on the brink, threatening to spread extremist influences throughout the democratic world, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens propose that the problem underlying this crisis is the loss of civility itself.

The Conversation

Charges: Witness in Chauvin trial choked ex-girlfriend outside State Fair, threatened officers

MINNEAPOLIS — A key prosecution witness in the Derek Chauvin murder trial choked his former girlfriend outside the State Fair and then threatened to kill the police officers who arrested him, according to charges.

Tribune News Service

Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’

His warnings of ecological and social breakdown have proved accurate. But with months to live, Davis is anything but defeated

The Guardian - US

Beasley touts sheriff support, opposes 'defund the police'

North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley is pitching herself as a bridge between law enforcement and the Democratic party in her latest appeal to moderate voters in one of the nation’s most competitive races for a seat in the narrowly divided chamber

The Independent UK

Ex-US Air Force sergeant gets life in deputy's killing

A former Air Force sergeant who was linked to an extremist movement and in 2020 attacked law enforcement officials amid protests over the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to life in prison in the killing of a Northern California sheriff’s sergeant

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Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing

Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing may be held under less restrictive conditions

Tribune News Service

Derek Chauvin to serve time in federal prison in Arizona for killing George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS — Fired Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was taken by U.S. marshals from a state prison and is heading to a federal facility to serve his time for killing George Floyd more than two years ago, a Minnesota corrections spokesman said.

Tribune News Service

Chauvin taken from state prison, heading to federal facility to serve time for killing George Floyd

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ACLU, news orgs challenge Arizona law limiting filming of police

The ACLU says the law, which bans filming of police within eight feet, is ‘blatantly unconstitutional’.

The Texas Tribune

Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up

Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state could block the approval of Harris County’s budget because it’s not allowing constables to roll $3 million in unspent funds into next year’s budget — even though the constables’ total funding will go up next year.

WEKU

Atlanta police officers won't face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

A specially appointed prosecutor said it was "objectively reasonable" for the police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in 2020 to use deadly force.

Tribune News Service

No charges for Atlanta police officers in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks

ATLANTA — More than two years after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by Atlanta police, the case against the two officers involved has been dropped.

The Independent UK

Officer won’t face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

A specially appointed prosecutor said he will not pursue any charges against the Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks more than two years ago

Los Angeles Times

Protester wounded by LAPD reflects on 2-year legal battle, $1.25 million settlement

LOS ANGELES — Iz Sinistra was entering an exciting new chapter in life in May 2020. He was studying music under the GI Bill after four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, was about to sign a lease on a Los Angeles apartment, and felt happy and independent.

Mic

3 Arkansas cops have been suspended for horrifying police brutality caught on tape

Crawford County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a member of the Mulberry Police Department were filmed beating a suspect into the concrete.

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