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Black Lives Matter protesters scuffle with an NYPD officer on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during a demonstration Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Several New York City police officers were attacked and injured during the protest, police said, and more than a dozen people were arrested. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NYPD chief, protesters roughed up in Brooklyn Bridge clash

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

Birmingham bans use of chokeholds by police

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FILE - This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in the death of Floyd is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, July 15 but a judge has so far declined to allow news media organizations to publish the footage for wider distribution. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. Video recorded by a bystander showed the world Floyd’s horrifying last minutes. But footage recorded by body cameras that officers wore as they were apprehending Floyd could show even more about what the officers were doing and saying during that fateful encounter. (Christopher Harris via AP, File)

‘I’m not a bad guy’: Police video captures distraught Floyd

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and DOUG GLASS - Associated Press

Attorneys ask Floyd judge to hold AG Ellison in contempt

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In this July 18, 2018, file photo, former Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., asks a question at a House Committee on Financial Services hearing in Washington. Ellison is now the Minnesota attorney general who is taking over as lead prosecutor in George Floyd's death. Doing so is giving Ellison a national platform to talk about race in America. And while Ellison is careful not to talk about details of the criminal cases against four Minneapolis police officers, he's grabbing the opportunity to raise issues about police reform that he's worked on in the past. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Keith Ellison contempt sought by George Floyd officers’ defense attorneys

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Lawmakers urged to address segregation in special session

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

Protesters damage properties at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police custody. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota request for federal aid to repair protest damage denied

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Alabama man to finish 1,000-mile walk at Floyd memorial

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Coroner: Death after Ohio protest was due to natural causes

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Feds deny Minnesota request for aid to rebuild after unrest

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Protesters assemble at a Fargo, N.D. park before a planned march to City Hall to mark the Juneteenth celebrations and press city leaders to make changes to police policy and open up communication in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and others on June 19, 2020 in Fargo. (AP Photo by David Kolpack)

Fargo activist finds support as he fights for racial justice

By DAN GUNDERSON - Associated Press

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, right, walks out of the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility on Monday afternoon June 20, 2020, in Minneapolis with his attorney, Earl Gray, after a hearing. Lane is one of four former officers charged in the death of George Floyd. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Judge imposes gag order on attorneys in George Floyd case

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Attorney General William Barr is seated before President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about "Transition to Greatness: Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing" at Gateway Church Dallas, Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

William Barr; Current anti-police climate ‘very demoralizing’ for officers

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Madeline Curry attends a protest with her father outside the Minneapolis 5th Police Precinct while wearing a protective mask that reads &quot;I CAN'T BREATHE&quot;, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Medical experts: Floyd’s speech didn’t mean he could breathe

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

In this Monday, May 25, 2020, frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, a Minneapolis officer kneels on the neck of a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe in Minneapolis. Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a George Floyd who died in police custody were fired Tuesday. (Darnella Frazier via AP)

George Floyd death body camera footage: Derek Chauvin dismissed ‘I can’t breathe’ pleas

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, right, walks out of the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility on Monday afternoon June 20, 2020, in Minneapolis with his attorney, Earl Gray, after a hearing. Lane is one of four former officers charged in the death of George Floyd. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Thomas Lane, Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd death, seeks dismissal of case

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

Liberty Squeezed Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

America’s tyrants and anarchists squeeze personal liberties in a vise

By Andrew P. Napolitano

FILE - In this June 19, 2020, file photo, people demonstrate in Chicago, to mark Juneteenth. A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work July 20, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

AP Exclusive: ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism

By AARON MORRISON - Associated Press

A protester holds a sign that reads &quot;Abolish Police&quot; during a &quot;Silent March&quot; against racial inequality and police brutality that was organized by Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

‘Strike for Black Lives’ set for July 20

By Aaron Morrison - Associated Press