Justice Department finds Minneapolis police violate civil rights after George Floyd

The Justice Department releases findings on June 16, 2023, concluding that the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis engage in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional and unlawful policing. The investigation began after Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The report finds excessive force, unlawful discrimination against Black and Native American people, violations of protest rights, and discrimination against people with behavioral health disabilities. The investigation documents systemic policing failures behind one of the most consequential police killings in modern American history.