Tag: george floyd
Arizona Legislature won’t defend law limiting police filming
The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature will not try to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has...
Federal judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police
A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing...
Derek Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal...
In era of transparency, Arizona law limits filming police
Arizona’s governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure across...
Despite push, states slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
Recognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But...
Arizona Supreme Court says anonymous juries constitutional
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that state courts can keep juror identifies secret, rejecting a challenge from a southern Arizona...
Joe Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
Presidents typically say a few words before they turn legislation into law. But Joe Biden flipped the script Tuesday when it came...
Three ex-cops convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments that inexperience, improper...
House panel OKs revised ban on videotaping police
An Arizona House committee on Monday approved a proposed law that would make it illegal to make video recordings of police in...
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first...
