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Jul 20 2023
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NYC Will Pay $13M To Arrested George Floyd Protesters
New York City will shell out $13 million to protesters who were arrested by NYPD officers during the 2020 demonstrations over the murder of George Floyd.
Nearly 1,400 people arrested in the protests can receive at least $9,950 under an historic settlement to a class action lawsuit unveiled late Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court.
The settlement — covers 18 protests across the
Patch.comNov 07 2023
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No Change in George Floyd’s Cause of Death, Despite Viral False Claims
The police officer who kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes in 2020 was convicted of murder, and the medical examiner determined that police efforts to subdue Floyd caused his death. Nothing about the autopsy’s findings have changed, but social media posts falsely claim new documents show Floyd died of a drug overdose or natural causes.
George Floyd, a Black man,
FactCheck.orgDec 29 2023
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Seattle destroys Black Lives Matter garden planted during George Floyd Protests
The city of Seattle removed the Black Lives Matter garden on Wednesday morning. The garden was planted during the 2020 George Floyd protests. The Seattle Parks and Recreation department said that it was going to undertake a "turf restoration" project in Cal Anderson Park, the home of the garden, . The Parks Department called the Black Lives Matter garden which had existed for three years "
Raw StoryJun 16 2023
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DOJ: Systemic Problems Led to George Floyd’s Murder
A report released on Friday found that the Minneapolis Police Department discriminated against racial minorities for years before Floyd's death in 2020. A mural dedicated to George Floyd near where he was murdered in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Police Department systemically used excessive force and discriminated against racial minorities for years ahead of the police killing of George Floyd
New RepublicNov 30 2023
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Businesses in 'George Floyd Square' sue Minneapolis for allowing crime to 'overtake' area
Cup Foods, the Minneapolis supermarket at the center of “George Floyd Square,” is suing the City of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey for damages suffered as a result of the city’s actions surrounding George Floyd’s death. The supermarket, located at the corner of E 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, is joined by four other businesses in its legal action against Minneapolis: Menthol Tobacco, LLC;
Alpha NewsNov 28 2023
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Cup Foods and other businesses in George Floyd Square suing City of Minneapolis
CBS News (Online)Aug 08 2023
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Last former MPD officer sentenced for George Floyd’s murder
The last of the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd–Tou Thao–has finally been sentenced to 57 months (four years and nine months) in state prison. Thao, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, was performing crowd control at the northeast corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue on May 25, 2020, as his longtime colleague, former Minneapolis police officer Derek
Minnesota Spokesman ReporterApr 20 2024
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The Colorado SunAug 07 2023
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Officer gets 4+ years for role in George Floyd killing
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Thao gave a short comment on his role in Floyd’s death in a statement prior to his sentencing in a Minnesota courthouse. “Obviously, on that day, we
San Jose Mercury NewsApr 17 2023
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Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd's killing
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd stands, and his 22 1/2-year sentence remains in place. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and let his 22 1/2-year sentence remain in place. Chauvin’s
Los Angeles Times