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Derek Chauvin’s Attorney Files Expected Motion for New Trial, Claiming Multiple Court Errors

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|Date: May 06, 2021
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Derek Chauvin’s Attorney Files Expected Motion for New Trial, Claiming Multiple Court Errors

By William McCurry MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Defense Attorney Eric Nelson, who defended Derek Chauvin for the mur ...

By William McCurry MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Defense Attorney Eric Nelson, who defended Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, filed a motion for a new trial Tuesday, based on interests of justice, abu ...

May 06, 2021
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Philadelphia DA Throws Weight Behind Police Reform

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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Philadelphia DA Throws Weight Behind Police Reform

By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA—The police reform movement, back in the spotlight after Derek Chauvin ...

By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA—The police reform movement, back in the spotlight after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd earlier this month, has picked up steam in Philadel ...

April 28, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 104 – Appeal Analysts Discuss Policing Polling

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|Date: April 26, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 104 – Appeal Analysts Discuss Policing Polling

Recent polling by Data for Progress for the Appeal taken between March 5 and March 7 found public opinion ...

Recent polling by Data for Progress for the Appeal taken between March 5 and March 7 found public opinion since the murder of George Floyd, has shifted to support for alternatives to policing and the ...

April 26, 2021
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Chauvin Guilty Verdicts Should Not be Considered Victories Just Yet, Warns Massachusetts Representative

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|Date: April 26, 2021
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Chauvin Guilty Verdicts Should Not be Considered Victories Just Yet, Warns Massachusetts Representative

By Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – In the wake of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict for the murder of Georg ...

By Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – In the wake of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd, much of the country has been celebrating a victory for racial justice. However, Massac ...

April 26, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Despite the Conviction, the System Is Broken and Systems of Oppression Must Be Dismantled

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Despite the Conviction, the System Is Broken and Systems of Oppression Must Be Dismantled

By David M. Greenwald The consensus this week seems to be the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was the ...

By David M. Greenwald The consensus this week seems to be the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was the right one—about 70 percent of Americans agree that Chauvin was guilty of murder, which, given t ...

April 25, 2021
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NYPD Claims It Used Restraint during BLM Protests, but Videos, Like in George Floyd Killing, Show Otherwise

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|Date: April 25, 2021
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NYPD Claims It Used Restraint during BLM Protests, but Videos, Like in George Floyd Killing, Show Otherwise

By Lovepreet Dhinsa NEW YORK CITY, NY - As the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial was announced earlier t ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa NEW YORK CITY, NY - As the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial was announced earlier this week, many remember George Floyd and his wrongful murder at the hands of Office Chauvin...b ...

April 25, 2021
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Speaker: “Racialized violence and its varying dynamics in those that have been rendered different stem from the same source of white supremacy.”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2021
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Speaker: “Racialized violence and its varying dynamics in those that have been rendered different stem from the same source of white supremacy.”

Community Gathers in Recognition of Victims of Police Violence By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Passiona ...

Community Gathers in Recognition of Victims of Police Violence By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Passionate speeches by Mayor Gloria Partida and Davis Community Church Associate Pastor Eunbee Ham, in ...

April 24, 2021
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Sacramento Police Chief Talks with Family of Police Killing Post-Chauvin Murder Verdict

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|Date: April 24, 2021
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Sacramento Police Chief Talks with Family of Police Killing Post-Chauvin Murder Verdict

By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – In the aftermath of the former cop Derek Chauvin guilty verdict for murde ...

By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – In the aftermath of the former cop Derek Chauvin guilty verdict for murdering George Floyd on a Minneapolis street, the country has found itself in discussions on justi ...

April 24, 2021
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Commentary: Chauvin Unlikely to Win on Appeal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2021
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Commentary: Chauvin Unlikely to Win on Appeal

By David M. Greenwald The evidence was overwhelmingly against Derek Chauvin in the murder trial where he ...

By David M. Greenwald The evidence was overwhelmingly against Derek Chauvin in the murder trial where he was convicted of second degree murder and two other charges. The jury came to a quick decision ...

April 23, 2021
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California Legislative Black Caucus Reactions to Chauvin Verdict, Calling for Comprehensive Police Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2021
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California Legislative Black Caucus Reactions to Chauvin Verdict, Calling for Comprehensive Police Reform

by David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday morning prior to the verdict in the Derek Chuavin trial ...

by David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday morning prior to the verdict in the Derek Chuavin trial, the California Legislative Black Caucus members held a press conference calling for action on ...

April 23, 2021
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Innocence Project Details Connections between Wrongful Convictions and Police Accountability

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|Date: April 23, 2021
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Innocence Project Details Connections between Wrongful Convictions and Police Accountability

By Michael Wheeler NEW YORK, NY – Since the Ferguson shooting in 2014, activists have made the point agai ...

By Michael Wheeler NEW YORK, NY – Since the Ferguson shooting in 2014, activists have made the point again and again: the American criminal justice system is broken. How to fix it, however, remains a ...

April 23, 2021
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Commentary: Reisig Misses Opportunity to Call for Reform in Wake of Chauvin Conviction, Believes the System Works

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2021
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Commentary: Reisig Misses Opportunity to Call for Reform in Wake of Chauvin Conviction, Believes the System Works

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – The Woodland Daily Democrat captured some local reaction to the Chau ...

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – The Woodland Daily Democrat captured some local reaction to the Chauvin trial and decision, including that of Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig. Like most in his stateme ...

April 22, 2021
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Commentary: No Justice, No Peace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2021
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Commentary: No Justice, No Peace

By David Greenwald “Make sure it’s filmed, Shown on national TV, They’ll have no mercy, A legal lynch mob ...

By David Greenwald “Make sure it’s filmed, Shown on national TV, They’ll have no mercy, A legal lynch mob, Like the days strung up from the tree” - Ben Harper, “Like a King,” 1994 “The arc of the mora ...

April 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Responds to Guilty Verdicts against Derek Chauvin for Killing George Floyd

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 21, 2021
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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Responds to Guilty Verdicts against Derek Chauvin for Killing George Floyd

By Mia Machado SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- After the jury in Minneapolis convicted former cop Derek Chauvin of a ...

By Mia Machado SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- After the jury in Minneapolis convicted former cop Derek Chauvin of all three counts, including second and third degree murder, in the killing of George Floyd May 2 ...

April 21, 2021
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BREAKING NEWS: CHAUVIN GUILTY ON ALL THREE CHARGES

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2021
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BREAKING NEWS: CHAUVIN GUILTY ON ALL THREE CHARGES

by David M. Greenwald It was a quick verdict for the jury—taking less than ten hours. The judge read the ...

by David M. Greenwald It was a quick verdict for the jury—taking less than ten hours. The judge read the verdict—guilty on all three counts. Derek Chauvin was quickly remanded into custody. Attorney ...

April 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Two Key Moments in the Prosecution’s Case Show the Inhumanity of Chauvin’s Actions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2021
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Commentary: Two Key Moments in the Prosecution’s Case Show the Inhumanity of Chauvin’s Actions

By David M. Greenwald This isn’t your TV courtroom drama where you see a coherent narrative put on by the ...

By David M. Greenwald This isn’t your TV courtroom drama where you see a coherent narrative put on by the prosecution and defense throughout the proceedings. When I train the interns to watch trials, ...

April 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: One Pound of Flesh Is Not the Answer to Cure Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2021
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Commentary: One Pound of Flesh Is Not the Answer to Cure Policing

By David M. Greenwald As the defense wraps up in the Derek Chauvin trial and the news emerges first about ...

By David M. Greenwald As the defense wraps up in the Derek Chauvin trial and the news emerges first about Daunte Wright and now about young Adam Toledo, we return to the vexing problem of how do we po ...

April 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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DAY 14: Chauvin Balks at Testifying, Prosecution Recalls Pulmonary Expert before Defense Can Rest Its Case

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: April 16, 2021
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DAY 14: Chauvin Balks at Testifying, Prosecution Recalls Pulmonary Expert before Defense Can Rest Its Case

By Natasha Feuerstein MINNEAPOLIS, MN – On Thursday, Day 14, former police officer Derek Chauvin announce ...

By Natasha Feuerstein MINNEAPOLIS, MN – On Thursday, Day 14, former police officer Derek Chauvin announced he would not testify—he took the 5th—and the prosecution sought to rebut the defense’s witnes ...

April 16, 2021
| by Michelle Lagos

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DAY 13 CHAUVIN TRIAL: Defense Expert Makes Curious Claims, Prosecution Attacks Credibility

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2021
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DAY 13 CHAUVIN TRIAL: Defense Expert Makes Curious Claims, Prosecution Attacks Credibility

By Koda Slingluff and William McCurry MINNEAPOLIS, MN - A defense expert began the Wednesday session with ...

By Koda Slingluff and William McCurry MINNEAPOLIS, MN - A defense expert began the Wednesday session with seemingly credible testimony that might benefit former police officer Derek Chauvin, now in Da ...

April 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Anger and Frustration Well Up in Community Response to the Wright Killing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2021
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Anger and Frustration Well Up in Community Response to the Wright Killing

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The death of George Floyd ignited protests and inspired groups of citiz ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The death of George Floyd ignited protests and inspired groups of citizens to seek out changing policing. Here we are in the middle of the trial of Officer Derek Cha ...

April 14, 2021
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