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Chauvin Gets 22.5 Years for Killing of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin, in a very brief statement during the sentencing, said, “I am not able to give a full statement at this time, but very briefly, I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family.”
June 25, 2021
Chauvin Sentencing
Point of Law
Supreme Court Rules Against Officer in Warrantless Entry Over Misdemeanor
Writing for the unanimous court, Justice Elena Kagan said police had no right to enter the man's home without a warrant for such a trivial offense.
June 23, 2021
Point of Law
Judge Strikes Down "Vague" NYC Law Prohibiting Officers from Compressing Subject's Diaphragm
Manhattan Judge Laurence Love wrote in a 17-page opinion that phrasing in the law, passed in the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd, was hard to define and ripe for confusion.
June 23, 2021
Point of Law
3 Honolulu Officers Charged Over Killing of Teen Suspect
Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter said in court documents that the officer fired 10 rounds into the rear window of the Honda “without provocation.” Eight of the shots hit the teen.
June 16, 2021
Point of Law
Officer Sues NFL for Implying He Killed Man without Justification
State investigators argued that Dreasjon Reed fired two shots at the officer during the final moments of the pursuit — an allegation that attorneys representing Reed's family denied.
June 15, 2021
Nfl
Point of Law
Widow of Slain NM Trooper Sues Agency Over "Negligence"
The lawsuit alleges that state police and HSI had Trooper Darian Jarrott make the traffic stop without any backup or protective gear and without informing him of "how dangerous Cueva was known to be."
June 14, 2021
Point of Law
Family of Alton Sterling Receives $4.5 Million Settlement Over 2016 Fatal OIS
The children of a man killed by police in Louisiana's capital city five years ago have accepted a $4.5 million settlement from the local government, the man's family and the city's mayor said Friday.
June 14, 2021
Sterling
Point of Law
Daunte Wright's Estate Sued by Alleged Victims of His Violent Crimes
In May 2019, 16-year-old Caleb Livingston was at a gas station in Minneapolis when Wright allegedly pulled out a gun and shot him in the head, according to one of the lawsuits.
June 9, 2021
Daunte
Point of Law
Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Natives who Violate State or Federal Laws
The unanimous ruling overturned lower courts that said a Crow police officer should not have held a nontribal member who was found to have drugs and weapons in his truck.
June 9, 2021
Point of Law
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Antifa "Medics" Against Federal Officers
The lawsuit accused federal officers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshals Service of unlawfully targeting them because they are "medics."
May 25, 2021
Point of Law
Supreme Court Restricts Warrantless Searches for "Community Caretaking"
While Cady recognized that police perform “many civil tasks” in modern society, the “recognition that these tasks exist” is not “an open-ended license to perform them anywhere,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.
May 18, 2021
Point of Law
Trial for Three Fired Minneapolis Officers in George Floyd Death Postponed
The former officers' trial had been set to begin on Aug. 23. But Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill postponed it until March 7, citing federal charges against the three that were announced last week.
May 13, 2021
Point of Law
Nevada Officer Sues Agency After He was Suspended Over Tweets
After reviewing more than 700 twitter posts by Officer George Forbush following his administrative leave, the City decided to suspend Forbush for four days without pay on Dec. 4, according to the lawsuit. The suspension term was chosen by the city as one day for each of four posts they found worthy of discipline.
May 12, 2021
Point of Law
Charges Dropped Against Protesters Who Trapped Colorado Officers in Station
During that protest, about 600 protesters surrounded the Aurora Police Department District One station.
May 7, 2021
Point of Law
Chauvin, 3 Other Fired Officers Now Face Federal Charges in Floyd Death
The three-count indictment names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao. Specifically, Chauvin, Thao and Kueng are charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and excessive force. All four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care.
May 7, 2021
Point of Law
Judge Rules Video from NC OIS Cannot be Released
The decision came after the Pasquotank County district attorney opposed the public release of the video, saying the shooting was justified because he said Brown hit officers with his car be-fore they fired at him.
April 28, 2021
Point of Law
Biden to Push Police Reform in Next Week's Congressional Address
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds, require that deadly force only be used as a last resort in arrests, and effectively end qualified immunity.
April 21, 2021
Biden
Point of Law
New Mexico Ends Qualified Immunity for All Government Workers, Including Police
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a bill Wednesday ending qualified immunity for all government workers, including police. New Mexico is the first state to end qualified immunity for all public employees.
April 8, 2021
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