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Federal Grand Jury in Minnesota Indicts Chauvin and Three Other Officers for Death of George Floyd

Court TV via AP, Pool In a somewhat surprising development from the standpoint of timing if nothing else the Biden Justice Department has obtained an indictment of four former Minneapolis Police Officers, including Derek Chauvin, on charges they violated the federal civil rights of George Floyd and thereby caused his death. Indicted along with Chauvin are three other officers who were at the scene and assisted in arresting Floyd Thou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane. Chauvin was also indicted in a second unrelated case where he was charged with the same crime in a separate episode. He is alleged to have unlawfully struck a minor suspect several times with a flashlight while holding the suspect by the neck in 2017.

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Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, nominee for Chicago federal appeals court, would be rare judge who was defense lawyer; Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday

Zuckerman Spaeder WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will hold a confirmation hearing for Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi, nominated by President Joe Biden to sit on the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the very rare judge, if confirmed, who brings the perspective of a criminal defense lawyer to the bench. A partner in a D.C. law firm only since last year, Jackson-Akiwumi spent a formative 10 years, between 2010 and 2020, as a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois. If confirmed, as expected Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin recruited her for the position she will mark two milestones: Jackson-Akiwumi will be only the second Black woman ever on the Seventh Circuit and will be the only person of color currently on the Chicago appe

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Biden judicial pick Ketanji Brown Jackson defends independence in Senate hearing

Biden judicial pick Ketanji Brown Jackson defends independence in Senate hearing
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Senate takes up Biden judicial nominees, including possible Breyer replacement

Senate takes up Biden judicial nominees, including possible Breyer replacement
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Senate committee to take up Biden judicial nominees in preview of potential Supreme Court fight

increase font size Senate committee to take up Biden judicial nominees in preview of potential Supreme Court fight Democratic lawmakers are moving quickly to review Biden s nominees to take advantage of their slim majority in the Senate and begin to remake the courts with judges from diverse personal and professional backgrounds. By Ann E. Marimow and Paul KaneWashington Post Share Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, right, who sits on U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is President Joe Biden s pick to succeed Merrick Garland on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Jackson is shown Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson Chavez

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