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Minneapolis Stores Sue City Over Neglect and Decreased Business in George Floyd Square

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also …

Minneapolis to Pay $8.9M Over Officer’s Actions before Floyd Death

The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill …

New York City Agrees to $6M Settlement Over Police Response to George Floyd Protests

About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the police used excessive force and violated their civil rights, will each receive about $21,500 under a settlement proposal agreed to …

Father of Wisconsin 12-Year-Old Sues Over Officer’s Neck Restraint

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An Illinois man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that an off-duty police officer improperly restrained his 12-year-old daughter during a fight in a Wisconsin middle school last year by placing his knee on her neck …

Maryland to Audit Deaths of 100 People Held in Police Custody

Maryland will review about 100 autopsies of people who died in police custody involving physical restraint because of concerns about the state’s former medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd, the state’s attorney general said. A team of …

Arbitrator Clears Police Officers Who Pushed Buffalo Protester But Lawsuit Continues

An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020 during racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The …

Journalists Settle Suit Over Mistreatment Covering Minnesota Protests

The state of Minnesota has agreed to pay $825,000 and change several policies to settle a lawsuit brought by journalists who said they were hurt or harassed while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright. …

Indiana Man Sues After Alleging Police Knelt on Him

A Gary man is suing northwest Indiana police more than a year after he alleged that officers sprayed him with pepper spray and knelt on him when they encountered him near a protest over George Floyd’s death. Randall Smith’s lawsuit, …

North Carolina Lawmakers Finalize Police Reform Bill Designed to Banish Undisciplined Officers

The General Assembly finalized a police reform bill on Tuesday designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies while emphasizing mental health assistance for others. The consensus measure, which creates both public and confidential databases …

Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty in Store Fire During Unrest After Protests

A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge in a fire set at a home improvement store during the unrest last year that followed the first night of protests against police brutality sparked by the killing of George …