Footage of Police Body Cameras Offers Devastating Account of Floyd Killing
MINNEAPOLIS — Almost from the moment George Floyd encountered the police on May 25, with a gun pointed at him, he appeared terrified and emotionally...
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New Transcripts Detail Last Moments for George Floyd
George Floyd told officers more than 20 times that he could not breathe, according to newly released transcripts of Minneapolis police body camera footage documenting...
Everyone’s an Antiracist. Now What?
The new unbridled enthusiasm for the cause of Black lives reminds me of the Dr. Seuss fable “Horton Hears a Who.” A kindly elephant named...
In Court, Derek Chauvin’s Lawyers Say Officials Have Biased the Case
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the case against four former Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd told lawyers and local officials on...
We Know How George Floyd Died
My heart sank when I read the prosecutors’ criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is charged with killing George Floyd....
Jail Only Allowed White Staff to Guard Ex-Officer Charged With Killing George Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Staff members working at the jail that held Derek Chauvin, the white officer charged with murder in the killing of George...
Abolishing Qualified Immunity Is Unlikely to Alter Police Behavior
The national movement galvanized by the killing of George Floyd has created the possibility of transformational change to policing. One reform that has generated broad...
Ex-Officer Accused of Murdering Floyd Could Get $50,000 Annual Pension
Even if the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd, he will qualify to receive what could amount to...
Trump Says He Opposes Police Chokeholds, Except in Certain Situations
President Trump appeared to support outlawing chokeholds as a law enforcement practice in an interview with Fox News that aired on Friday, but not before...
A Black Man Is Killed by a Trooper. His Family Wants Answers.
Maurice Gordon’s mother and sister were at home in London when the call came. Mr. Gordon, a 28-year-old black man who had moved to the...