Closing arguments are set to begin Monday, after which the racially diverse jury will begin its deliberations.
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Former Minnesota police officer charged in fatal shooting of Black man
The manslaughter charge against Kim Potter was filed three days after Daunte Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop.
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Decision expected on charges for officer who shot Black motorist
The police chief has said he believes the officer, a 26-year veteran, mistakenly grabbed her gun when she was reaching for her Taser.
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Officers could have stopped restraining Floyd, duty sergeant testifies
Earlier Thursday, prosecutors put George Floyd’s girlfriend on the stand in an effort to humanize him in front of the jury in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Bedside table: The inspirational George M. Houser and his decades-long commitment to racial justice
“I had just finished reading and appreciating the most recent, excellent biography of John Lewis, when Sheila Collins’ book ‘Ubuntu: George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents’ was published last year. It is on my bedside table, and I’m in the last chapter. I didn’t meet George Houser until […]
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Breonna Taylor’s city is ‘in crisis.’ A new police chief tasked with healing brings her own baggage.
Erika Shields comes to the department from Atlanta, where she stepped down hours after one of her officers killed a Black man in a Wendy’s parking lot.
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Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
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Bill would require Maine police to collect demographic data for all traffic stops
It’s the third time the Legislature will take up a measure that requires data collection as a tool for preventing racial profiling.
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Firm hired to investigate Portland police response to BLM protest
PORTLAND — The city has hired the Minneapolis-based firm of Clifton Larson Allen to conduct an investigation into the Portland Police Department’s response to a Black Lives Matter protest held June 1. A report on the firm’s findings is expected within three months. The goal of the independent investigation “is to ensure the integrity of […]
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Misconduct allegations lead to resignations and discipline in Portland schools
Three staff members resigned and 2 were given verbal warnings after the district investigated allegations of misconduct made by current and former students last summer.