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  1. scandoval
    What Is Tom Sandoval ‘Incredibly Sorry and Embarrassed’ About This Time?He has issued an apology for comparing his affair to “the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  2. the group portrait
    The George Floyd Protesters Behind a Historic Payout“Yes, we won. But are things going to change?”
    By Nia Prater
  3. politics
    City to Pay Millions to Protesters Kettled by NYPD in 2020Hundreds of people violently detained during a protest in the Bronx could receive $21,500 each.
    By Nia Prater
  4. getting around
    Can Transit Ambassadors Make the Subway Safer Just by Being There?Los Angeles and other cities are trying to find out if better customer service offers an alternative to policing.
    By Alissa Walker
  5. culture
    Ye Says He’s Been ‘Humbled’ After George Floyd RemarksYe could be hit with a $250 million lawsuit for defamation after promoting conspiracy theories about Floyd’s death.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  6. controversy
    Ye Apologizes for False Claim About George Floyd’s DeathReferencing his split with Adidas, he said that he knows “how it feels to have a knee on my neck now.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  7. the law
    George Floyd’s Family Plans $250 Million Lawsuit Against Kanye WestThe rapper falsely claimed Floyd died from fentanyl exposure in a now-removed episode of Drink Champs.
    By Justin Curto
  8. police reform
    The NYPD Brutalized Protesters in 2020. Will There Be a Reckoning?The city is engaged in an epic legal battle that could transform the way it handles protests.
    By Ali Winston
  9. power
    Minneapolis Police Had a Pattern of Racial Discrimination, Report FindsMPD reportedly used covert social-media accounts to surveil Black community leaders.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  10. police bruality
    3 Ex-Officers Found Guilty of Violating George Floyd’s Civil RightsThomas Lane, Tou Thao, and J. Alexander Kueng were found guilty by a jury.
    By Mia Mercado and Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  11. george floyd
    3 Fired Cops Convicted of Violating George Floyd’s Civil RightsThe officers who failed to stop Derek Chauvin were convicted for their deliberate indifference to Floyd’s medical needs.
    By Matt Stieb
  12. george floyd
    Minneapolis Kept Its Police Department. But We’ll Be Here Again.The defeat of Ballot Question 2 wasn’t as decisive as it looked.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  13. 2021 elections
    Minneapolis Voters Reject Overhaul of Police DepartmentSeventeen months after George Floyd’s murder, the status quo prevails.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. sad cops
    Policing Isn’t Supposed to Be FunWhy politicians can’t allow “demoralized” cops to dictate the agenda.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  15. derek chauvin trial
    Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years for Murder of George FloydThe judge said “abuse of a position of trust and authority and also the particular cruelty shown to George Floyd” factored into his decision.
    By Nia Prater
  16. crime
    What Happens Next After the Derek Chauvin SentencingMany legal issues remain unresolved, from the fate of the other officers who arrested George Floyd to federal efforts to address police brutality.
    By Nia Prater
  17. juneteenth
    America’s Hollow Embrace of JuneteenthHow a commemoration of Black liberation became a favorite holiday of corporations and lawmakers.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  18. awards
    Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder, Gets Pulitzer NodThe Pulitzer board awarded her a special citation, saying her video showed ”the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice.”
    By Nia Prater
  19. power
    ‘I Still Hold the Weight of What I Witnessed a Year Ago’A year later, Darnella Frazier reflected on recording the viral video of George Floyd’s murder.
    By Mia Mercado
  20. reckoning with a reckoning
    A Year After George Floyd’s Death, Police Are Still WinningAmerica is struggling to reform and reimagine the agencies that have been licensed to kill us.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  21. crime
    Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Officers in George Floyd’s DeathDerek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers have been indicted on charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
    By Nia Prater
  22. police brutality
    Another Man Has Died After Police Pinned Him to the GroundHis brother said Mario Gonzalez was killed in the same manner as George Floyd.
    By Angelina Chapin
  23. oscars 2021
    Regina King Kicks Off Your New Favorite Soderbergh Film, the 2021 Oscars“Think of this as a movie set.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  24. minnesota
    Derek Chauvin Held in 23-Hour Solitary Confinement As He Awaits SentencingThe convicted murderer is only being let out of his cell one hour per day for exercise and is under observation every 30 minutes.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. derek chauvin trial
    Chauvin Found Guilty On All Counts: Live UpdatesThe former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd is now a convicted murderer.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  26. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Reacts to Derek Chauvin Verdict: ‘There Is More Work to Be Done’“At least this one injustice was not compounded with indifference.”
    By Charu Sinha
  27. derek chauvin trial
    Does the Chauvin Trial Mark a Turning Point in Police Accountability?The forces that animated the case aren’t going away.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice and Benjamin Hart
  28. black lives matter
    The Moment Minneapolis Heard JusticeOutside the courthouse where Derek Chauvin was convicted.
    By Tarkor Zehn and Justin Miller
  29. derek chauvin trial
    Derek Chauvin Found Guilty on All CountsThe jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
    By Nia Prater
  30. police brutality
    Derek Chauvin Has Been Convicted of Murdering George FloydThe jury found the former officer guilty on all counts.
    By Angelina Chapin
  31. politics
    Biden Says He’s ‘Praying’ for ‘Right Verdict’ in Chauvin TrialAs the jury deliberates, Biden said he finds the evidence “overwhelming” and confirmed that he’s talked with George Floyd’s family.
    By Nia Prater
  32. derek chauvin trial
    Minneapolis Prepares for Unrest As Chauvin Jurors DeliberateNational Guard troops are all over the place as the city braces for a verdict.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. derek chauvin trial
    Chauvin Judge: Waters’s Comments Could Result in ‘Overturned’ Verdict on AppealThe judge said Maxine Waters’s statement that protesters must be “confrontational” could result in an overturned guilty verdict “down the road.”
    By Matt Stieb
  34. crime
    Chauvin Trial Closing Arguments: ‘You Can Believe Your Eyes’Prosecutors urged jurors to trust the video evidence, while the defense said Chauvin did not “purposefully” apply “unlawful force” on George Floyd.
    By Nia Prater and Margaret Hartmann
  35. minneapolis
    This Will Keep HappeningDaunte Wright’s death and Derek Chauvin’s trial highlight an intractable problem with policing.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  36. police brutality
    Chauvin’s Defense Tried to Hide the Latest Police Shooting From JuryAfter Daunte Wright was killed by police, Derek Chauvin’s lawyer worried about jury bias.
    By Angelina Chapin
  37. derek chauvin trial
    How The Trial of Derek Chauvin Is Shaping Up So FarThe state’s case against the cop who knelt on George Floyd’s neck appears strong, but damning video footage only goes so far.
    By Benjamin Hart and Nia Prater
  38. george floyd
    See Photos From the Protests Outside the Murder Trial of Derek ChauvinScenes from Minneapolis, where demonstrators call for the conviction of the cop who killed George Floyd.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  39. police brutality
    ‘When I Look at George Floyd, I Look at My Dad’Darnella Frazier, the teen who took the viral video of Floyd’s death, testified in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial on Tuesday.
    By Angelina Chapin
  40. police brutality
    What to Expect in the Derek Chauvin Murder TrialThe proceedings, which began Monday, will focus on George Floyd’s cause of death.
    By Angelina Chapin
  41. george floyd
    The Jury Selection for Derek Chauvin’s Murder Trial Is CompleteTwelve jurors and two alternates have been chosen for the trial, which is scheduled to begin next Monday.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. george floyd
    Iowa Reporter Acquitted on Charges From Covering George Floyd ProtestAndrea Sahouri was found not guilty of two charges from last summer, when she informed an officer she was a journalist, and was then pepper sprayed.
    By Matt Stieb
  43. police brutality
    The George Floyd Murder Trial Is Off to a Rough StartJury selection has been delayed so prosecutors can seek an additional charge.
    By Angelina Chapin
  44. police brutality
    Criminal Charges Dropped Against Buffalo Cops Who Shoved 75-Year-Old ProtesterA grand jury dismissed felony assault charges against two officers who shoved an elderly man to the ground at a Black Lives Matter protest last June.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. george floyd
    William Barr Rejected Plea Deal for Cop Who Killed George Floyd: ReportLast June, Barr stopped a deal giving Derek Chauvin a ten-year sentence because he felt that protesters around the nation would see it as too lenient.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. crime
    Weeks Before George Floyd’s Death, an Eerily Similar ArrestAccording to a new report, three officers involved in George Floyd’s death used comparable tactics earlier that month.
    By Claire Lampen
  47. black lives matter
    New York Attorney General Sues NYPD for ‘Pattern of Abuse’ at BLM ProtestsThe state attorney general asserts that cops illegally used “excessive force and [made] false arrests” during last summer’s demonstrations.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. games
    10 Ways 2020 Changed Sports ForeverThe pandemic and the racial-justice movement will leave permanent marks, on and off the field.
    By Will Leitch
  49. politics
    Justice Department Designates NYC an ‘Anarchist Jurisdiction’The city could lose federal funding as a result.
    By Benjamin Hart
  50. the national interest
    Trump Stoked Police Violence, and It May Have Cost Him the ElectionA new study shows that videos of police violence move public opinion.
    By Jonathan Chait
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