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Defense argues Floyd family settlement prejudices potential jury in Chauvin trial
March 16, 2021Chauvin’s attorney raised questions about the city’s $27 million civil settlement with the Floyd family. Typically, such settlements are announced after the conclusion of a criminal trial.
Read moreReflections on Chauvin jury selection: Can anyone really be impartial?
March 15, 2021What does diversity mean if those most critical of the murder will not be on the jury?
Read moreFloyd family gets $27M settlement; activists say ‘no substitute for change’
March 13, 2021So far, when it comes to officer misconduct, “No one has had to pay except the victims and taxpayers,” said Michelle Gross, of Communities United Against Police Brutality.
Read more‘Blinding of Isaac Woodard’: 1946 racist police violence case gets fresh attention
March 10, 2021PBS program spotlights long-lost case of racist police violence.
Read moreProtests build as jury selection begins in Chauvin trial
March 9, 2021“We are in a quest to obtain justice and equality, with Minnesota being the match that sparked this outpouring of consciousness. We are here to say no more," says Johnathon McClellan of the Minnesota Justice Coalition.
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