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Disgraced Minneapolis officer walks free from prison two years after conviction in George Floyd’s death

Thomas Lane, 41, is the first of four officers to be released following death that sparked nationwide racial justice protests

The Independent UK

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility

The Independent UK

Minneapolis backs $150,000 settlement for George Floyd witness’s PTSD lawsuit

Minneapolis city council approves payment to Donald Williams, who tried to intervene to stop police killing in 2020

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Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the federal civil rights conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who held back a concerned crowd while fellow officers pinned down a dying George Floyd

The Independent UK

Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area

Several stores where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 are suing the city for about $1.5 million

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd’s murder, stabbed in federal prison

Former police officer given ‘life-saving measures’ after attack at prison in Arizona

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin breaks silence in first prison interview over George Floyd’s murder

The interview was part of a documentary about the fallout of George Floyd’s death

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Butterfly knives, and prison atrocities, and a clueless detective.

Reason

Is Tou Thao More Culpable Than the Other Cops Who Helped Derek Chauvin Kill George Floyd?

The former Minneapolis officer's 57-month sentence is based largely on the premise that he was "in the best position" to save Floyd.

Reason

Ex-officer Tou Thao sentenced to nearly five years for role in George Floyd’s murder

Tou Thao facilitated Floyd’s death because he ‘stood by and allowed it to happen’, lawyers said

Evening Standard

Ex-officer sentenced to nearly five years for role in George Floyd’s murder

Tou Thao sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for holding crowds back as other officers restrained George Floyd

The Guardian - US

Unrepentant ex-Minneapolis officer gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd’s killing

“I did not commit these crimes,” Tou Thao said in lengthy, sometimes rambling remarks at his sentencing hearing Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao sentenced to over four years in prison for George Floyd killing

Ex-officer was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in Floyd's death

The Independent UK

Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd's killing

The last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd is expected to learn Monday whether he’ll spend any additional time in prison

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US attorney general in Minneapolis to share results of police department probe

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce the findings of a two-year investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department, prompted by the death of George Floyd

The Independent UK

U.S. attorney general to visit Minneapolis for 'civil rights matter' announcement

Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to Minneapolis to make an announcement in "a civil rights matter."

Daily Mirror

Three years on - how George Floyd's murder changed the face of America and the world

George Floyd was killed after he was restrained by officers, with one keeping their knee on his neck for almost 10 minutes as Mr Floyd repeatedly told them he "can't breathe" and that they were "going to kill" him

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Man who watched Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd sues Minneapolis for emotional distress

Donald Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court

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The Independent UK

Former Minneapolis officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd’s murder

Attorney General Keith Ellison calls conviction ‘one more measure of accountability’ three years after Floyd’s death

Axios

Judge finds former Minneapolis police officer guilty for role in George Floyd's death

Thao, who has maintained his innocence, waived his right to a jury trial in favor of a bench trial.

The Independent UK

Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

A judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter

Daily Mirror

Former cop who held back crowds during George Floyd's killing is convicted

Tou Thao held back bystanders while his colleague killed George Floyd in an incident that sparked protests worldwide. Thaohas been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter

The Independent UK

Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge

A defense attorney says a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted

Daily Mirror

George Floyd's police officer killer argues he didn't have fair trial in appeal

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 46, pinned George Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck for nine and a half minutes has launched an appeal against his conviction

WEKU

Derek Chauvin's lawyer asks a Minnesota appeals court to toss his murder convictions

Chauvin is currently serving concurrent state and federal sentences in an Arizona prison. The three-person Court of Appeals says it will issue its opinion within 90 days.

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