U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland presents findings at 10:45 a.m. ET on June 16 of an investigation into the practices of law enforcement in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2020, related to the death of George Floyd while he was in police custody. …
AG Garland Discloses Minneapolis Police Practices Related to George Floyd’s Death
Lawyers for Derek Chauvin File Petition in Minnesota Supreme Court Appealing Conviction for George Floyd Murder
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in April 2021 of murdering George Floyd, has appealed his conviction, arguing that he was deprived of a fair trial. His attorney, William Mohrman, filed a petition for review with the Minnesota Supreme Court on May 17, arguing that the district judge’s decision not to move the proceedings…
Fate of Last Ex-Cop Charged in Floyd Murder Lies With Judge
MINNEAPOLIS—The attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd said in court filings Tuesday that his client is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted on state charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. But prosecutors argued in their filings that Tou…
Prominent CNN Doctor Concedes US Has Been ‘Overcounting’ COVID-19 Deaths
A doctor who appeared prominently in the media during the pandemic acknowledged this week the United States is “overcounting” COVID-19 deaths and stressed the need for “transparent reporting” on the real numbers. Leana Wen, a former Planned Parenthood director who now works for CNN and the Washington Post, told the channel that natural immunity and…
California’s Early Release of Convicted Pedophiles Leads to More Victims: Former DA
A former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney who worked in its sex crimes unit is warning early releases of pedophiles from California prisons—due to a series of recent progressive laws—will lead to more children being victimized and harmed, in part because such criminals are rarely rehabilitated. Samuel Dordulian, who now heads the Dordulian Law…
Ex-Police Officer Sentenced to 3.5 Years Over Involvement in Death of George Floyd
J. Alexander Kueng, a former officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison over state charges for his involvement in the death of George Floyd. The sentence on Friday comes after Kueng in October pleaded guilty to one state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. As part of…
Minneapolis Settles With 12 Injured George Floyd Protesters, Police Barred From Arresting Lawful Protesters
The city of Minneapolis on Wednesday reached a $600,000 settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) over alleged police mistreatment of protestors following the death of George Floyd. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by ACLU-MN, Fish & Richardson P.C., and Gustafson Gluek PLLC on behalf of 12 protesters who were injured when they took to…
Ex-officer Pleads Guilty, Another Waves Right to Jury Trial Over George Floyd’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS—Another long trial over the killing of George Floyd was averted on Monday after one former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter and another agreed to take a more uncommon approach and let a judge decide his fate based on the evidence in the case. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao had been set…
The Enormous Costs of the Exploitation of George Floyd’s Death
Commentary It’s over two years since George Floyd died on May 25, 2020, and if we look at all that has followed from that death, one conclusion seems inescapable: Left radicals had been looking for a pretext to mount an all-out ideological offensive, and they used this one with great success. All kinds of ideas…
Mother of George Floyd’s Daughter Threatens to Sue Kanye West for $250 Million
The mother of George Floyd’s daughter has threatened to sue Kanye West for $250 million for making allegedly false statements about Floyd’s death while being arrested by Minneapolis police in 2020. Lawyers from two Texas law firms said they are jointly representing Roxie Washington on behalf of her minor child, who they said is the sole…
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