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George Floyd killing: Judge disqualifies Freeman from cops' trial

George Floyd killing: Judge disqualifies Freeman from cops' trial

A Hennepin County judge on Friday banned four Hennepin County prosecutors, including county attorney Mike Freeman, from participating in the trial because they met privately with the county medical examiner to discuss the autopsy results.
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial

Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial

In recent weeks, attorneys representing former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death have sketched out a legal strategy that alleges that Floyd was intoxicated, overdosed and contributed to his own death. Raising a victim’s history of drug use to justify police killings has precedent, but will it be effective this time?
by Jon Collins

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Political divisions drive police brutality cases

Political divisions drive police brutality cases

Most of the largest civil settlements for police killings were in liberal areas in the year after the Ferguson, Mo., unrest. Now, lawyers say current protests are hardening political divisions on policing.
by Robert Benincasa

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Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts

Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts

During one of the most violent summers in more than a decade, the city’s public health initiatives to prevent retaliatory violence have been constrained by efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 and public reaction to the police killing of George Floyd.
by Brandt Williams

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Records shed light on Guard call-up during May chaos

Records shed light on Guard call-up during May chaos

A Minnesota agency is set to hire an evaluator to review state government’s response to the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in May. Newly released documents detail some high-level deliberations.
by Brian Bakst

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