The call to jury duty for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, a Black man, came…
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Tag: Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings
First Challenge in George Floyd Murder Trial: Finding an Impartial Jury
In the Rodney King case in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, the four officers caught on video beating Mr. King were acquitted after their…
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Furor in Rochester After Police Pepper-Spray Mother With Toddler
A Rochester, N.Y., police officer tackled and used pepper spray on a woman who had been accused of shoplifting and was with her young daughter…
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Minneapolis Will Pay Influencers to Fight Misinformation During Officers’ Trials
The City of Minneapolis plans to pay social media influencers to spread city-approved messages as part of an effort to combat misinformation during the upcoming…
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43 Cases, No Convictions: Prosecuting the Police Falters in New York
More than five years ago, Andrew M. Cuomo, the governor of New York, signed an executive order to address a persistent concern: Police officers were…
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Daniel Prude’s Death: History Has ‘Repeated Itself’
Weather: Enjoy it while you can: Mostly sunny, with a high in the low 50s. (But the breeze might be stiff.) Alternate-side parking: In effect…
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DOJ Ramps Up Investigation Into George Floyd’s Death
The Justice Department said last year that it was reviewing high-profile police shootings that fueled months of protests over police brutality. After a 29-year-old Black…
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Daniel Prude’s Death Leads to No Charges for Police
The police officers who placed a mesh hood on a Black man last year and pressed his head down until he lost consciousness will not…
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Daniel Prude’s Case and Death: What We Know
Against the background of a national discussion over police brutality and racism, the family of Daniel Prude held a news conference in September to highlight…
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Man Shoved by Officers During Protest Sues Buffalo Police
This month, a grand jury declined to indict the officers. On June 4, Mr. Gugino, an activist and a member of the Western New York…
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