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The decision to delay the trial for Derek Chauvin’s alleged accomplices was unopposed, but came at the end of a contentious hearing on other issues. From left: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File) MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — The state-court trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd has been delayed until next year pending the resolution of federal civil rights charges.  Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill made the decision at the end of a contentious Thursday ...

What Is Your Reaction to the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial? Do you feel that justice has been served? Does the verdict mark a turning point in American history, or is there much work still to be done? A celebration at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a former police officer, was found guilty of murder on Tuesday.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times April 20, 2021 Note to teachers: The trial of Derek Chauvin, and recounting of the murder of George Floyd, include painful and graphic subject matter. You might consider using this .) Derek Chauvin, a former M...

Shaila DewanReporting from Minneapolis Much of Eric Nelson’s defense case has rested on hypotheticals, like whether the prone position is dangerous if you’re sunbathing in Florida; whether George Floyd was feigning a need for medical attention to avoid arrest; and whether a reasonable police officer might have thought that Floyd had “excited delirium” — though multiple experts testified that he did not show the symptoms of excited delirium, itself a controversial medical diagnosis. April 19, 2021, 1:45 p.m. ETApril 19, 2021, 1:45 p.m. ET Nicholas Bogel-BurroughsReporting from Minn...

Daunte Wright Live Updates: Protest Outside Police Station Fades Last Updated April 13, 2021, 2:06 a.m. ETApril 13, 2021, 2:06 a.m. ET The police killing in a Minneapolis suburb adds to tensions around the trial of Derek Chauvin. Protesters there defied a 7 p.m. curfew. Police officers fired tear gas and made arrests. Video Protesters gathered outside the Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minn., for a second night, in violation of the city’s curfew. Officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.CreditCredit...Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times Key Updates: A protester standi...

Officer Kim Potter in 2007.Credit...Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune, via Getty Images Minnesota officials on Monday identified the police officer who shot Daunte Wright as Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, and said she had been placed on administrative leave. The state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a brief statement that Officer Potter had been placed on “standard administrative leave.” The statement did not elaborate, citing an active investigation. The Star Tribune newspaper reported on Monday that Officer Potter, 48, had been licensed as a...