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The settlement is the largest the city has ever paid out for police conduct; it sets a new legal precedent for how Black life is valued. Samantha HoangLong reports

Several potential jurors have been rejected because they said they were fearful of police or were traumatized by the video that captured George Floyd’s death. Attorney and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong says this is unfairly weighting the jury in Derek Ch

Attorneys added just one juror Wednesday; meanwhile, the Minnesota Coalition for Police Accountability pushes statewide reforms.

Potential jurors were asked to share their thoughts on Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter

Attorneys debated whether or not the judge has jurisdiction to begin jury selection; a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals to add a third-degree murder charge has not yet been finalized.

Protestors took to the streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis over the weekend in anticipation of the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Georgia Fort has this report:

Minnesota Prosecutors push the state appeals court to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against ex-cop Derek Chauvin in the police-custody death of George Floyd. Reporter Georgia Fort has the story.

Racial Reckoning: The Arc of Justice is a journalism initiative from Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, KMOJ Radio, and the Minnesota Humanities Center covering the trials of the officers accused of killing George Floyd, the community’s re