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Tag: Derek Chauvin trial

Posted inCriminal Justice

Jerry Blackwell’s closing argument helped win a conviction against Derek Chauvin. As a corporate lawyer—and hobby farmer—he wasn’t an obvious choice for the job.

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

Blackwell steered his career away from criminal justice, but felt compelled to volunteer for the prosecution. “There are fundamental rights and wrongs. They still do exist. There are injustices, they exist. It’s a fact.”

Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

After guilty verdict in George Floyd’s murder, families of Isak Aden and Dolal Idd ask, ‘What about us?’

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Hibah Ansari and Becky Z. Dernbach April 26, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

After an anguished wait, Chauvin verdict brings a flood of emotions, pledges to do better—and food.

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Hazzard, Logan Carroll, Ben Hovland and Becky Z. Dernbach April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

For George Floyd, justice. For Minneapolis, a long-delayed reckoning with racism and police violence

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach, Joey Peters, Hibah Ansari and Andrew Hazzard April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
Posted inHEALTH

Anticipating possible unrest, pharmacies and clinics make contingency plans while awaiting Chauvin verdict.

by Joey Peters April 20, 2021April 20, 2021
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

Inside the jury room at the Chauvin trial: Evidence, confusing legal terminology, and a lot of latitude to interpret it.

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari April 18, 2021April 17, 2021
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

Racism is making us sick. How can equity in medicine help us heal? A community conversation with Sahan Journal.

by Joey Peters April 5, 2021April 4, 2021
A bird's eye view shows George Floyd's memorial at 38th and Chicago following a candlelit vigil on Sunday, March 28, 2021.
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

‘We all knew it wasn’t right’: The children who saw Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd, in their own words.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach March 30, 2021March 30, 2021
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

Who gets to decide if Derek Chauvin is guilty of murder? And who belongs on a jury of his peers? A community conversation with Sahan Journal.

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Posted inThe killing of George Floyd

What would ‘Justice for George Floyd’ actually look like? A community discussion with Sahan Journal.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach March 8, 2021March 10, 2023

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