Join News Views for a Live Discussion on the criminal trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was caught on film kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during a fatal May 2020 arrest. He is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and third-degree murder. Floyd’s death sparked outrage around the world, which resulted in numerous protests and arrests.
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Local Police Union Chief Calls George Floyd a “Violent Criminal”
The president of the Minneapolis police union has written to its members calling George Floyd a “violent criminal”, describing those protesting over his death as terrorists and criticizing the city’s political leadership for not authorizing greater use MORE
Police Behaving Badly
New York Will Pay Millions to Black Lives Matter Protesters Roughed Up By Police
THE THIN BLUE LINE New York City has agreed to pay $21,500 to each of hundreds of demonstrators who were penned in by the police in the Bronx during racial justice protests in 2020, then MORE
Trump Criminal Trials
Live Coverage: Trump’s First Criminal-Prosecution Continues to Present More Witnesses
Testimony today in the hush money trial will likely focus on the functions of the Trump Organization’s finance department and the way the company paid its employees. The trial is moving quickly, and we could MORE