Tag: civil rights
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan officials, civil rights organizations call for release of detained Hmong and Laotian refugees
Six Hmong and eight Laotian refugees were detained on July 30th after receiving a letter from ICE and reporting for what they believed was a routine check in. Full story: https://wdet.org/2025/08/11/detroit-evening-report-michigan-official-and-civil-rights-orgs-call-for-release-of-detained-hmong-and-laotian-refugees/
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Satya Rhodes-Conway: I offer proven, innovative leadership for Madison
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Tags: civil rights, communities, community, Hmong, justice, leadership, Madison, rights, Spanish, workI created a Division of Equity and Social Justice in the Department of Civil Rights and launched community connector positions to work with the Spanish, Hmong and Mandarin speaking communities to … Read Full Article
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Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
J. Alexander Kueng is already serving a federal sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and the state and federal sentence will be served at the same time. Read Full Article
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Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
J. Alexander Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, appeared at his sentencing hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio. Read Full Article
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2 former officers head to trial for aiding George Floyd’s killing
J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already been convicted of federal counts for violating Floyd’s civil rights and begun serving those sentences. Read Full Article
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Floyd family, others see inequality in penalties for ex-cops
Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. Read Full Article
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Ex-officer Kueng gets 3 years for violating Floyd’s rights
Former Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Kueng was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge … Read Full Article
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Former Minneapolis police officers sentenced for violating George Floyd’s rights
The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 killing were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to three and 3.5 years … Read Full Article
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Ex-Minneapolis officer gets 3 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights in 2020 killing
The federal government brought the civil rights charges against four officers in May 2021, a month after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in state court. Read Full Article
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Ex-Minneapolis officers sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights in 2020 killing
The federal government brought the civil rights charges against four officers in May 2021, a month after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in state court. Read Full Article
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Ex-cop Thomas Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd’s rights
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, calling Lane’s role in the restraint that killed … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the restraint that killed … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop sentenced on federal civil rights charge in George Floyd murder
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Read Full Article
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2 officers who violated George Floyd’s civil rights may serve less time following new ruling
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao a victory on Friday when he ruled that the complex formulas for calculating their sentences will be based on involuntary … Read Full Article
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Ruling may mean less time for 2 who violated Floyd’s rights
A federal judge on Friday sided with two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, ruling that the guidelines for their sentences will be … Read Full Article
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Former Minneapolis officer gets 2 1/2 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
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, calling Lane’s role in the restraint that killed … Read Full Article
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Former Minneapolis police officer Lane gets 2 1/2 years on federal civil rights charge for role in Floyd killing
Former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge … Read Full Article
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Ex-Minneapolis cop Thomas Lane gets 2 1/2 years for role in George Floyd killing
Former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul … Read Full Article