Jurors Hear of George Floyd’s Life and Death as Derek Chauvin Trial Enters Day 5
Prosecutors sought this week to show that Derek Chauvin was reckless in his restraint of George Floyd. The former officer’s defense suggested that [...]
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Trial draws protests and gavel-to-gavel coverage.
By Tim Arango and Matt Furber As the trial of Derek Chauvin began on Monday, local news channels were airing gavel-to-gavel coverage, while [...]
A veteran of the O.J. Simpson legal drama has one eye on the set this time.
By Marc Lacey There are some echoes between O.J. Simpson’s celebrated murder trial, which seemed to bring America to a standstill in 1995, [...]
What we’ve learned so far from the opening statements.
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Before prosecutors called their first witness, lawyers for both sides made opening statements to jurors in the trial of Derek [...]
In City After City, Police Completely Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests
For many long weeks last summer, protesters in American cities faced off against their own police forces in what proved to be, for [...]
Minneapolis Abandons Plan to Pay Influencers During Officers’ Trials
The City of Minneapolis has abandoned a contentious plan to pay social media influencers $2,000 each to help it combat misinformation during the [...]
N.Y. Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Protests and Demands Monitor
The New York State attorney general sued the New York City Police Department on Thursday over what she said were widespread abuses in [...]
How New York City’s Police Unions Embraced Trump
The unions’ leadership is mostly white, suburban and Republican, setting it apart from an increasingly diverse police force and the city itself. By [...]