/tags/police-violence Police Violence en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:17:22 GMT /crime-justice/2022-10-28/austin-approves-1-75-million-settlement-in-lawsuit-over-police-conduct-during-2020-protests Joe Herrera, a military veteran, was hit with less-lethal ammunition in May 2020 during protests over police violence. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:17:22 GMT /crime-justice/2022-10-28/austin-approves-1-75-million-settlement-in-lawsuit-over-police-conduct-during-2020-protests Andrew Weber /crime-justice/2022-04-05/apd-racial-justice-protest-injuries Three plaintiffs say Austin police officers used excessive force when they fired at protesters during racial justice protests in 2020. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:11:14 GMT /crime-justice/2022-04-05/apd-racial-justice-protest-injuries Andrew Weber /2022-02-24/three-ex-minneapolis-police-officers-guilty-of-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights A jury found that Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao all deprived Floyd of his right to medical care, and that two of them failed to intervene as Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:13:54 GMT /2022-02-24/three-ex-minneapolis-police-officers-guilty-of-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights Becky Sullivan /crime-justice/2022-02-22/austin-police-indictments-racial-justice A AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County grand jury indicted 19 officers on charges of aggravated assault by a public servant. Some officers fired "less-lethal" beanbag rounds at demonstrators protesting the police killings of George Floyd and Mike Ramos. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2022-02-22/austin-police-indictments-racial-justice Andrew Weber /crime-justice/2022-02-17/watch-live-da-to-announce-indictments-of-austin-police-for-injuries-during-2020-protests The announcement comes just hours after the Austin City Council voted to settle two cases related to the racial justice protests for $10 million. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:04:38 GMT /crime-justice/2022-02-17/watch-live-da-to-announce-indictments-of-austin-police-for-injuries-during-2020-protests Andrew Weber, Marisa Charpentier /2021-10-18/the-u-s-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-officers-accused-of-excessive-force Qualified immunity, a controversial legal defense, protects police from liability when accused of misconduct. Advocates have called for the court or Congress to reform the doctrine. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:28:59 GMT /2021-10-18/the-u-s-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-officers-accused-of-excessive-force Becky Sullivan /crime-justice/2021-03-12/minneapolis-reaches-27-million-settlement-with-family-of-george-floyd Minneapolis will pay a record sum to the family of George Floyd, who sued the city and police officers over his May 2020 death in police custody. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:37:41 GMT /crime-justice/2021-03-12/minneapolis-reaches-27-million-settlement-with-family-of-george-floyd Rachel Treisman /crime-justice/2021-03-08/george-floyd-trial-judge-postpones-jury-selection-as-murder-charge-question-looms A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day. Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:12:51 GMT /crime-justice/2021-03-08/george-floyd-trial-judge-postpones-jury-selection-as-murder-charge-question-looms Bill Chappell /crime-justice/2020-11-27/movement-to-limit-police-raids-looks-beyond-no-knock-warrants The death of Breonna Taylor energized a nationwide movement to restrict "no-knock" police raids, but activists want tightened rules for other kinds of forced-entry search warrants. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 19:00:21 GMT /crime-justice/2020-11-27/movement-to-limit-police-raids-looks-beyond-no-knock-warrants Martin Kaste /crime-justice/2020-06-11/here-are-some-areas-austin-city-council-could-put-money-toward-instead-of-police "Defund the policeâ€� has become a nationwide rallying cry for people protesting police violence against black people. Locally, the Austin Justice Coalitionâ€� Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2020-06-11/here-are-some-areas-austin-city-council-could-put-money-toward-instead-of-police Mose Buchele, Claire McInerny