This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
Amended autopsy says Black man Elijah McClain died after a police encounter near Denver because he was injected with a sedative after being restrained. More
September 23, 2022
Denver District Court judge orders Elijah McClain’s amended autopsy report be released to the public without redactions after news organizations sued. More
September 23, 2022
In his plea agreement, Thomas Lane admitted that he knew from his training that restraining Floyd in that way created a serious risk of death. More
September 21, 2022
Texas board declines request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-cop. More
September 16, 2022
Elijah McClain’s autopsy report has been amended based on confidential grand jury information, the chief coroner for Adams County confirmed, but she said she could... More
September 6, 2022
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona. More
August 26, 2022
Officer Garrett Rolfe won't be charged. Court TV anchor Ted Rowlands is joined by guest panelists including attorneys involved in the case. More
August 24, 2022
Two Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks acted reasonably during the 2020 encounter, a specially appointed prosecutor said Tuesday. More
August 23, 2022
A former Louisville police detective who helped write the warrant that led to the raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment has pleaded guilty. More
August 23, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, will do his time at a low-security federal... More
August 17, 2022
The arraignment hearing for three former Aurora police officers and two former Aurora paramedics charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain was pushed back... More
August 15, 2022
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. More
August 15, 2022
Former Detective Kelly Goodlett intends to plead guilty to a civil rights charge stemming from the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. More
August 12, 2022
A judge scheduled a hearing for Monday on the “status of plea negotiations” for the two remaining officers awaiting trial on state charges in the killing... More
August 11, 2022
Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded... More
August 9, 2022
Breonna Taylor's sister speaks exclusively to Court TV after four police officers were charged with civil rights violations. More
August 4, 2022
Four former Louisville police officers face federal hate crime charges for the botched raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. More
August 4, 2022
The U.S. Justice Department has charged four police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations. More
August 4, 2022
Tou Thao, who held back concerned bystanders as Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck, got 3 1/2 years. J. Alexander Kueng, who pinned Floyd's back,... More
July 29, 2022
The last two former Minneapolis police officers to be sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to learn their penalties Wednesday. More
July 27, 2022
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. More
July 21, 2022
Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence Thomas Lane to between 5 1/4 to 6 1/2 years in prison on Thursday for his role... More
July 18, 2022
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane await sentencing for their convictions on federal civil rights charges. More
July 8, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling... More
July 7, 2022
Akron police released video of the shooting of Jayland Walker who was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic... More
July 6, 2022
A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. More
July 5, 2022
Ex-cop Mohamed Noor is scheduled to be released from prison, months after his murder conviction was overturned. More
June 24, 2022
Daria Jalali, one of the Colorado ex-cops charged in connection with the violent arrest of an elderly woman with dementia, pleaded guilty to one count... More
June 22, 2022
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin's actions... More
June 22, 2022
The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright's death, according to a... More
June 22, 2022
