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Jury selection underway in trial of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights

Jury selection underway in trial of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights

Death of George Floyd

Jury selection underway in trial of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights

Death of George Floyd

Jury selection begins in trial of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights

J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are all charged with violating the rights of George Floyd on the day he was killed in May 2020.
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George Floyd's full autopsy results released

While the report revealed George Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 in April, the autopsy report noted Floyd's lungs appeared healthy.
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New high school basketball tournament in Minnesota named in honor of George Floyd

Floyd's Houston high school was among the teams that came to Minneapolis for the George Floyd Jr. Memorial Holiday Classic.
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Abbott grants clemency for 8 Texans, George Floyd not among them

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles withdrew 25 recommendations, including one for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest, due to "procedural errors."
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Gov. Abbott grants clemency for 8 Texans, George Floyd not among them

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles withdrew 25 recommendations, including one for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest, due to "procedural errors."
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Gov. Abbott's decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd

In October, Texas' parole board sent Abbott a unanimous recommendation to pardon George Floyd for a 2004 conviction.
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Derek Chauvin expected to change plea in federal civil rights case in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin and three other former officers had pleaded "not guilty" to the federal charges, which allege they violated George Floyd's civil rights.
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George Floyd biography to be published in May 2022

The book expands upon the Washington Post’s six-part series “George Floyd’s America," which won a Polk award for justice reporting.
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Jack Yates High School sports field renamed after George Floyd

The school held a ceremony to reintroduce the field as the George Perry Floyd Jr. Athletic Community Field. Houston ISD voted on the name change in September.
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Texas parole board recommends posthumous pardon for George Floyd in 2004 conviction

Floyd's 2004 conviction involved HPD officer Gerald Goines who has been charged with murder & tampering with a government record as a result of a botched 2019 raid.
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Texas parole board recommends posthumous pardon for George Floyd's 2004 conviction on Houston

The Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday recommended George Floyd be granted clemency for his 2004 arrest in which he was convicted of selling drugs.