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Answering your questions about the Supreme Court

Answering your questions about the Supreme Court

As President Joe Biden prepares to announce his nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, host Angela Davis talks with two constitutional law professors about the nomination and confirmation process, the history and size of the Supreme Court and whether the highest court in the land was designed to reflect the American citizenry or not.
by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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Kimberly Potter sentenced to 2 years

The former Brooklyn Center police officer was found guilty of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright. Kimberly Potter will be sentenced on Feb. 18.
by MPR News Staff

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Daunte Wright killing: Ex-cop Potter sentenced to 2 years

Daunte Wright killing: Ex-cop Potter sentenced to 2 years

“This is a cop who made a tragic mistake,” Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said Friday as she sentenced Kimberly Potter. Wright’s father said Potter got a “slap on the wrist, and we still wait around every night crying, waiting for our son to come home.”
by Nina Moini

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House panel advances bill to limit no-knock warrants

House panel advances bill to limit no-knock warrants

On the same day as Amir Locke’s funeral, a Minnesota House committee narrowly approved legislation to sharply limit police use of no-knock warrants.
by Tim Pugmire

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Sharpton: Amir Locke 'not guilty of anything but being young and Black in America'

Sharpton: Amir Locke 'not guilty of anything but being young and Black in America'

Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton and other speakers at Amir Locke’s service Thursday demanded an end to no-knock warrants as they eulogized the 22-year-old Black man fatally shot by Minneapolis police while they served a search warrant.
by MPR News Staff

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Floyd killing: Ex-cop says he feared angering Chauvin might lead to firing

Floyd killing: Ex-cop says he feared angering Chauvin might lead to firing

Former Minneapolis officer J. Alexander Kueng told jurors at his federal trial Thursday he was still on rookie probation at the scene of George Floyd’s arrest in May 2020 and worried he could be fired if he displeased Derek Chauvin, his senior officer.
by Jon Collins

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Prosecutors reduce requested sentence for ex-cop Kimberly Potter

Prosecutors reduce requested sentence for ex-cop Kimberly Potter

In a court filing this week, prosecutors said a sentence of just more than seven years, which is the presumed penalty under state guidelines, would be proper. Potter's attorneys are asking for a lesser-than-usual penalty, or a sentence of probation only.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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