This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
At ex-cop Kim Potter's manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright, she says she meant to use her Taser but grabbed her handgun... More
December 13, 2021
Minneapolis ex-cop Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd 's civil rights according to notice sent by... More
December 13, 2021
Lawyers for ex-cop on trial for killing Daunte Wright argue she made a mistake by drawing gun instead of Taser but they're also arguing she... More
December 10, 2021
Police sergeant at the scene when Daunte Wright was shot testified he was holding Wright's right arm with both hands in an attempt to handcuff... More
December 10, 2021
Ex-cop who said she mistakenly drew gun instead of Taser when fatally shot Daunte Wright went on trial on manslaughter - prosecutor saying Kim Potter... More
December 8, 2021
Police had reason to believe Daunte Wright might have a gun when they tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant - a defense attorney... More
December 8, 2021
“This is exactly what she had been trained for years to prevent,” prosecutor Erin Eldridge said. “But on April 11, she betrayed her badge and... More
December 8, 2021
Jurors will be presented with starkly different views of the Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright during opening statements. More
December 8, 2021
It’s former Officer Kim Potter who’s on trial for the killing of Daunte Wright, but the trial in the same courtroom earlier this year of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in... More
December 7, 2021
Opening statements loom this week for a former Minnesota police officer who said she drew her handgun by mistake when she fatally shot Daunte Wright. More
December 6, 2021
A look at the jurors who will hear testimony in the manslaughter trial of former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter - charged in the... More
December 3, 2021
A mostly white jury was seated in the manslaughter trial for Kim Potter, who is charged with shooting and killing Daunte Wright. More
December 3, 2021
Jury for trial of suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright's shooting death neared completion Thursday with two alternates needed ahead of opening statements... More
December 2, 2021
Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Duante Wright. More
December 1, 2021
A federal grand jury indicted Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill in April, finding he had violated the civil rights of four people at the county jail. More
November 30, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (Court TV) — Former veteran police officer Kim Potter is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of old Daunte Wright during a... More
November 29, 2021
Denver suburb Aurora agreed to pay $15 million to settle lawsuit brought by parents of Elijah McClain - Black man died after suburban Denver police... More
November 19, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Washington Post reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd, from his family history in the tobacco fields of... More
November 10, 2021
A judge said live video coverage will be allowed as former police officer Kim Potter stands trial in the death of Daunte Wright. More
November 9, 2021
U.S. charges against Chicago woman Heather Mack - convicted of killing wealthy mom on Bali vacation - raised questions about how someone who went to... More
November 4, 2021
The judge who presided over the trial of Derek Chauvin has made public the names of jurors who convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of... More
November 2, 2021
News organizations made a fresh plea to judge overseeing case of former police officer Kim Potter charged in death of Daunte Wright asking her to... More
November 1, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who oversaw the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Monday that he will make the names... More
October 25, 2021
Mohamed Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2017 fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. More
October 21, 2021
A drug dealer who was the target of a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor has been offered probation in a plea agreement. More
October 19, 2021
Derek Chauvin has hired an attorney to represent him as he appeals his murder conviction in the death of George Floyd. More
October 18, 2021
Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter said she meant to use a Taser when she shot and killed Daunte Wright. More
October 14, 2021
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Florida man accused of killing a police officer after he fatally shot... More
October 11, 2021
Federal prosecutors said they will not file charges against a while police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. More
October 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to have a public defender More
October 6, 2021
