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DA shifts police conduct cases toward Justice Department
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments of more than 20 police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd‘s killing […]
Minneapolis stores where Floyd was killed sue city
MINNEAPOLIS — Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. […]
SCOTUS rejects Chauvin’s appeal in Floyd’s murder
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin ‘s appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd. The justices […]
Chauvin makes new bid to overturn conviction in Floyd murder
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows […]
Ex-officer faces sentencing on state charge in Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS — The last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd is expected to learn Monday whether he'll spend any additional time in prison. Tou Thao has said he merely served as a "human traffic cone" in 2020 when he held back the crowd as former Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes [...]
Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to review conviction in Floyd murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin says they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his second-degree murder conviction in George Floyd's killing. The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday denied without comment Chauvin's petition for his case to be heard, maintaining his conviction and 22 1/2-year sentence. Chauvin's attorney said Wednesday the most[...]
Legal Tech
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
- Are AI prompts privileged? Time will tell
Top Legal News
- US appeals court revives hundreds of private lawsuits linking Tylenol to autism
- Pretrial stipulations binding in equitable distribution dispute
- Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theft
- Downtown Asheville bar sued after patron’s wrong-way fatal I-40 crash
- Defective lien filing defeats contractor’s enforcement claim
- BIA used wrong standard to reverse CAT protection
- New York sues 3M, DuPont, others over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer goods
Commentary
- We tore out our own backup generator
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
