Complete coverage: Death of George Floyd and trial of Derek Chauvin
May 25 marked one year since George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, sparking protests around the world against police brutality. Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. He was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison on June 25.
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The then-Minneapolis officer who held back bystanders in 2020 as his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd is convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter.
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Former police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction for the killing of George Floyd is upheld by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
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An attorney for Derek Chauvin has asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer’s state convictions in the murder of George Floyd.
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A former Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was to begin.
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A former Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
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Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
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Minneapolis residents will vote on whether to get rid of the Police Department. The election outcome could lead to similar measures across the country.
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Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty in federal court.
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22½ years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
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Gianna Floyd’s video interview was played in court Friday during the sentencing hearing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Derek Chauvin’s mother calls him a ‘quiet, thoughtful, honorable and selfless man’ at his sentencing for killing George Floyd.
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Democrats and Republicans agree changes are needed to the legal doctrine but not how to do it.
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California prides itself on being enlightened and progressive about racial justice. But a year of racial reckonings later, not much has changed.
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Debate over qualified immunity could keep Congress from passing policing reform. Do you actually know what it is?
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The murder of George Floyd prompted top recruits to ask college coaches: ‘Where do you stand?’ Their answers already have altered the recruiting landscape
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President Biden met with George Floyd’s family Tuesday, but a year after Floyd’s death, little progress has been made on racial justice issues.
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A year George Floyd’s murder, Black Lives Matter has achieved mainstream recognition. But the movement must now move beyond recognition toward concrete solutions.
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At least 17 states have prohibited or severely limited chokeholds and neck restraints by police in the year since George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
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George Floyd’s 2020 death turned a traumatic year into a national self-examination of racism, justice and policing. But what has come of it?
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One year since the murder of George Floyd, which led to massive social justice protests nationwide, Angelenos reflect on the work that remains.
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A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial said most of the deliberation was spent convincing one panelist about some jury instructions, not of Chauvin’s guilt.
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A Minnesota judge finds that Derek Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer in the fatal arrest of George Floyd.
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The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion on several points and that the verdict should be impeached because of jury misconduct.
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Minneapolis celebrates after the Derek Chauvin verdict. The city has become a symbol of the movement for racial justice.
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The Floyd case sparked protests worldwide against police brutality.
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The landmark case riveted the nation, raising protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
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It’s a club no one wants to join. These Black families have lost loved ones to police brutality. The Chauvin trial could bring justice.
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The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit filed by George Floyd’s family over his death in police custody.
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Armed Black groups like the Minnesota Freedom Fighters work to protect the streets as calls for racial justice mount.
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In Minneapolis, months after George Floyd’s death, Black residents cope with ‘racial battle fatigue’
Protests over the death of George Floyd subside, but the pain lingers. And the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a disproportionate toll.
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The police killing of George Floyd and resulting protests led to a national reckoning with racism.
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For those who have lost loved ones to police violence, the killing of George Floyd tears at old wounds.
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Protests following the death of George Floyd occurred even in rural, mostly white communities.
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As George Floyd’s family gathered for his funeral in Houston, where he grew up, they vowed to continue the movement sparked by his death.
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The protests mobilized many who hadn’t previously been active in racial justice causes.
