U.S. Attorney-General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, in Washington, on April 21, 2021.U.S. Attorney-General Merrick Garland on Wednesday launched a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis following a jury’s verdict that former city police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Chauvin’s conviction was a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans.Garland has previously said he will make cracking down on police misconduct a priority. The Justice Department previously announced an investigation into whether the officers involved in Floyd’s death violated his civil rights.
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