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April 19, 2021
Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center
Operation Safety Net, the multiagency task force created for the Derek Chauvin trial, ambushed and arrested protesters outside a suburban police station Friday night.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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April 16, 2021
How BLM Is Subtly Shaping the Chauvin Trial
From the jury selection to the witness stand, the judge in this case is allowing the movement for Black lives to inform the deliberations in a strikingly new way.
Sonali Chakravarti
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April 15, 2021
Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here
The Chauvin trial is almost over. The officer who killed Daunte Wright appears in Zoom court today.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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April 15, 2021
It’s Time to Kick Armed Cops Off the Road
We should not have to live in a world where the police can kill young men like Daunte Wright for committing traffic violations.
Elie Mystal
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April 15, 2021
In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice?
Despite the extraordinarily clear evidence of police misconduct, a conviction in this case is far from assured.
Kali Holloway
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April 12, 2021
For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off
In the midst of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, police in suburban Minneapolis killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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April 9, 2021
Minneapolis Grieves for George Floyd
With the murder trial for officer Derek Chauvin underway, these photos show how activists continue to honor him and other victims of police violence.
Tim Evans, Anna DalCortivo and Alyssa Oursler
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April 8, 2021
How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill
Derek Chauvin’s defense team is hoping that the 1989 Graham v. Connor ruling will be his ticket to acquittal.
Elie Mystal
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April 6, 2021
Arradondo Condemned Him, but All Cops Are Derek Chauvin
During his testimony Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo attempted to wipe his department’s hands clean in the death of George Floyd.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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April 6, 2021
The Blue Wall of Silence Is Crumbling Around Derek Chauvin
For one of the first times in memory, police are testifying against one of their own. But will it lead to an actual conviction?
Elie Mystal