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Derek Chauvin, the former ex-Minneapolis cop who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes last May, was sentenced to 22.5 years.
Chauvin was found guilty in April of second-degree unintentional murder, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder.
Floyd’s killing ignited the largest civil rights movement in the country since the 1960s with months-long protests against police brutality.
A federal police reform bill named after Floyd is one step closer to becoming law. The George Floyd Justice and Police Act aimed at ending racial profiling, excessive force and police misconduct.
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