This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
The arraignment hearing for three former Aurora police officers and two former Aurora paramedics charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain was pushed back... More
August 15, 2022
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. More
August 15, 2022
Former Louisville police Detective Kelly Goodlett intends to plead guilty to a civil rights charge stemming from the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Goodlett is... More
August 12, 2022
A judge scheduled a hearing for Monday on the “status of plea negotiations” for the two remaining officers awaiting trial on state charges in the killing... More
August 11, 2022
Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded... More
August 9, 2022
The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Louisville police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations. More
August 4, 2022
Tou Thao, who held back concerned bystanders as Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck, got 3 1/2 years. J. Alexander Kueng, who pinned Floyd's back,... More
July 29, 2022
The last two former Minneapolis police officers to be sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to learn their penalties Wednesday. More
July 27, 2022
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. More
July 21, 2022
Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence Thomas Lane to between 5 1/4 to 6 1/2 years in prison on Thursday for his role... More
July 18, 2022
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane await sentencing for their convictions on federal civil rights charges. More
July 8, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling... More
July 7, 2022
Akron police released video of the shooting of Jayland Walker who was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic... More
July 6, 2022
A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. More
July 5, 2022
Ex-cop Mohamed Noor is scheduled to be released from prison, months after his murder conviction was overturned. More
June 24, 2022
Daria Jalali, one of the Colorado ex-cops charged in connection with the violent arrest of an elderly woman with dementia, pleaded guilty to one count... More
June 22, 2022
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin's actions... More
June 22, 2022
The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright's death, according to a... More
June 22, 2022
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the mayor of Minneapolis hasn’t met a legal duty to hire more police officers or demonstrate why he... More
June 21, 2022
Earlier this month, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker charged Schurr with second-degree murder for the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya. More
June 21, 2022
Christopher Schurr, Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head, has been fired. More
June 15, 2022
Christopher Schurr, a Michigan police officer, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya. More
June 10, 2022
Breonna Taylor neighbors Napper and Cody Etherton are asking a judge to move their lawsuit out of Louisville because “fatigue” over the Taylor case could... More
June 9, 2022
Grand Rapids Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr, who killed Black man Patrick Lyoya, has been charged with second-degree murder. More
June 9, 2022
Florida police officers Brandon Hardaway, William Johns and Evan Reynolds were charged with manslaughter in the death of Calvin Wilks Jr., a man who was... More
June 7, 2022
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng had been due to go on trial next Monday on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree... More
June 6, 2022
Two Minnesotans filed federal civil rights lawsuits Tuesday against the city of Minneapolis and Derek Chauvin, alleging they were traumatized when the former police officer... More
May 31, 2022
A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. More
May 18, 2022
A teenage cousin of Amir Locke pleaded guilty Friday to a murder count in a case that that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT... More
May 13, 2022
Jacob Blake has dropped his federal civil rights lawsuit against the Wisconsin police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance and left him paralyzed... More
May 9, 2022
