Derek Chauvin
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Law and Government
Keith Ellison hopes Chauvin ‘takes time to learn something about man whose life he took’
Since Thursday, when ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin learned the penalty he would pay for his crime, a number of…
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Law and Government
Has one of the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial opened the door to a mistrial?
The internet, as everyone should have learned by now, has a long memory. It remembers things we have long forgotten.…
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Education
The pain is too ‘fresh’: Students, parents at Pa. high school upset over assignment on Chauvin case
We've been down this road before. A well-meaning but misguided teacher hands out an assignment that students and parents find…
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Politics
No sign that George Floyd was killed because of his race
Police killings are not usually due to racism. In 2020, only 27 of the 80 unarmed people killed by the…
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Law and Government
There’s no obvious evidence that George Floyd’s death was a case about race
'I do think that this was a genuinely complicated case. It is interesting that the jury returned a decision so…
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Law and Government
Teen who filmed Floyd arrest proclaims ‘justice has been served.’ Not so fast, say prominent blacks
'While today’s verdict may have been a necessary step on the road to progress, it was far from a sufficient…
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Law and Government
As Chauvin trial heads toward denouement, the elephant in the room remains
The notion that police are fundamentally racist against blacks is so much a matter of blind faith among Democrats that…
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Law and Government
Autopsy reveals George Floyd didn’t die of asphyxia or strangulation
It is worth emphasizing that this new development does not suggest in any way that Chauvin didn't play a role…
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Law and Government
Ex-Minneapolis cop who knelt on George Floyd’s neck charged with third-degree murder, manslaughter
It is hoped that the prompt action on the part of the county will mollify protesters, who have been clamoring…
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