Criminal Justice

National Guard

Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center 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.

Apr 19, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Ramsey Clark

Remembering Ramsey Clark 1927–2021 Remembering Ramsey Clark 1927–2021

There will never be another like him.

Apr 16, 2021 / Victor Navasky

Derek Chauvin trial

How BLM Is Subtly Shaping the Chauvin Trial 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.

Apr 16, 2021 / Sonali Chakravarti

Daunte Wright

Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here 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.

Apr 15, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Say Her Name

Say Her Name Say Her Name

Justice for Breonna Taylor?

Apr 15, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice? 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.

Apr 15, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

Ramsey Clark’s Choices

Ramsey Clark’s Choices Ramsey Clark’s Choices

The former attorney general, who died April 9, remained true to his principles.

Apr 12, 2021 / Stephen Gillers

Police Brutality

For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off 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.

Apr 12, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Texas border crossing

Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline

But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.

Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé

Campus police protest

What the Cops Off Campus Movement Looks Like Across the Country What the Cops Off Campus Movement Looks Like Across the Country

When we talk about police divestment, these students argue, we have to remember campus cops, too.

Apr 12, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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