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NYPD agrees to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 response
New York City’s police department has agreed to establish new protocols intended to safeguard the rights of protesters and reduce the number of officers that respond to most public demonstrations.
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Mike Rockenfeller to replace suspended Noah Gragson for next two NASCAR Cup Series races
Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that two-time Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller will replace the suspended Noah Gragson in the next two NASCAR Cup Series races.
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Ex-Minneapolis officer Tou Thao sentenced to nearly 5 years for role in George Floyd's killing
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, has been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months, even as he denied wrongdoing.
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NASCAR suspends driver Noah Gragson for liking insensitive George Floyd meme
The rookie driver apologized on social media Saturday, saying “I am disappointed in myself.”
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NYC to pay $13 million to George Floyd protesters
NYC has agreed to pay $13 million to protesters who were arrested or beaten by the NYPD during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city in the summer of 2020. Chris Glorioso has the latest.
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Analysis of 6,000 police videos set table for historic settlement over NYPD protest response
Before New York City agreed to pay a historic $13 million settlement to be split among hundreds of people arrested during the racial justice protests of 2020, civil rights lawyers had to contend with a nearly insurmountable task: How to sift through more than 6,000 videos depicting hundreds of hours of the NYPD’s protest response?
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NYC reaches $13 million settlement over NYPD misconduct claims from George Floyd protests
New York City agrees to pay out $13 million to more than 1,300 protesters who suffered police brutality during rallies for racial justice in 2020. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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NYC agrees to pay $13 million to George Floyd protesters arrested, beaten by NYPD
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer of 2020. If approved by a judge, the settlement, which was filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday,…
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to review his conviction in George Floyd's murder
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.
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After George Floyd's killing, DOJ probe finds Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights
The Justice Department has found that Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people.
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Anniversary of George Floyd's Killing: Changes Were Made, But Short of ‘Reckoning' on Racial Justice
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.
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Ex-Officer Tou Thao Convicted of Aiding George Floyd's Killing
A judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Tou Thao was last of the four former officers facing judgment in Floyd’s killing.
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Derek Chauvin, Ex-Officer Who Killed George Floyd, Pleads Guilty in Tax Case
The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion. Derek Chauvin entered the plea Friday in a Minnesota court before Washington County Judge Sheridan Hawley. Chauvin appeared via Zoom from a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Chauvin and his now ex-wife were charged with multiple counts...
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I-Team: Did a ‘Gag Order' Really Prevent the NYPD from Testifying at City Council?
Critics blasted the NYPD for skipping a hearing about a controversial unit . The department said a court order prevented them from appearing in person — but lawyers suing the NYPD over the unit’s use of “kettling” on George Floyd protesters say there is no such gag order.
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NYPD No-Show at Hearing on Strategic Response Group
A legal settlement was announced today as part of reparations for the unlawful detaining of protestors during the 2020 George Floyd protests. Gus Rosendale reports.
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protestors Corralled by Police
New York City has agreed to pay several million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by protesters who say they were assaulted, abused and trapped by police using a technique known as “kettling” at a demonstration in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. News 4’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protesters Millions in Monster NYPD ‘Kettling' Settlement
In court papers late Tuesday, the city said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with force by NYPD during a June 4, 2020, protest.
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Court Asked to Void Verdict Against Ex-Cop in George Floyd's Murder
An attorney for Derek Chauvin has asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer’s convictions in the murder of George Floyd.
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Ex-Officer Who Kneeled on George Floyd's Back to Be Sentenced Friday
The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back as one of his colleagues pinned the Black man’s neck to the pavement is being sentenced on a state count.
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Woman Gets 6 Years in Prison for Throwing Molotov at NYPD Van
A New York woman charged on federal crimes for throwing a molotov cocktail an occupied NYPD vehicle during an eruption of demonstrations in the city following George Floyd’s killing by a police officer in Minnesota has been sentenced to six years in prison. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.