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 judge overseeing the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights dismissed a juror Wednesday because his son is... More
February 9, 2022
Jury selection resumed Tuesday with the first questioning of potential jurors for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly raid... More
February 8, 2022
Authorities arrested Amir Locke's 17-year-old cousin in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally... More
February 8, 2022
A caravan of vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke, the 22-year old Black man who was fatally shot by... More
February 7, 2022
George Floyd died because his breathing was restricted as he was restrained while handcuffed and facedown, a lung expert testified Monday at the federal trial... More
February 7, 2022
The Minneapolis mayor imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants Friday, two days after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment and killed Amir Locke, a... More
February 4, 2022
The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights was abruptly suspended Wednesday after one of the defendants tested positive... More
February 2, 2022
Jury questioning has been delayed for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. More
February 1, 2022
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chief medical examiner who deemed George Floyd's death a More
February 1, 2022
Questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. More
February 1, 2022
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser... More
January 31, 2022
Two police detectives in Connecticut's largest city have been suspended amid investigations into allegations of insensitivity in their handling of separate cases in which Black... More
January 31, 2022
The former head of training for the Minneapolis Police Department returned to the witness stand Monday at the federal trial of three former police officers... More
January 31, 2022
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating More
January 28, 2022
3 people have been indicted on arson charges in the burning of the Wendy's restaurant where a police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks. More
January 28, 2022
The former Louisville officer facing trial, Brett Hankison, was not charged in Taylor’s shooting death. Instead, he is standing trial on three lower-level felony charges. More
January 28, 2022
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd's More
January 27, 2022
Kueng, Lane and Thao are accused of depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority in the killing that triggered worldwide protests... More
January 27, 2022
The issue of whether George Floyd was suffering from the disputed condition of "excited delirium" the day he was killed resurfaced Wednesday at the federal... More
January 26, 2022
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis More
January 25, 2022
Former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority. More
January 25, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Court TV) — Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty on federal charges in relation to the May 2020 death of More
January 25, 2022
J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority. More
January 24, 2022
A closed hearing in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's killing was canceled Friday after prosecutors and the media... More
January 21, 2022
Under long-standing federal court rules, the proceedings are not being livestreamed or broadcast to the public. More
January 21, 2022
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday... More
January 20, 2022
Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing, with a judge dismissing potential jurors for... More
January 20, 2022
Jury selection begins Thursday in the federal case against J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who also face a state trial later this year... More
January 19, 2022
A state court trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd has been rescheduled for June 13, after both... More
January 19, 2022
Former Ferguson police officer admitted in federal court that he beat a handcuffed man and filed a false police report. Jackie Matthews pleaded guilty to... More
January 18, 2022
