Crime, Law and Justice

Biden praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial
President Joe Biden says he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and that he believes the case to be “overwhelming.” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he was only weighing in on the trial into the death of George Floyd because the jury in the case had been sequestered.
South Minneapolis remembers a year of unrest as it braces for what's next
Throughout south Minneapolis, people are preparing and waiting for what happens next, as a jury deliberates whether former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd's killing
A jury on Tuesday convicted ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in Floyd’s killing last May while in police custody. Chauvin was led away in handcuffs. Sentencing will come in about eight weeks.
In Minneapolis, city fortified after Chauvin guilty verdict
More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis in the wake of a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with murder in the death last year of George Floyd.
Looming Chauvin verdict will test Biden's leadership on race
The president prioritizes racial justice while also acting as an ally of law enforcement, and the trial's end could be the first significant flashpoint over race and policing in Biden's presidency.
Police shooting puts Brooklyn Center mayor in the spotlight
Mike Elliott is the part-time mayor of a small first-ring suburb, but the killing of Daunte Wright has placed him in the middle of the national debate over policing.
Special coverage: Reaction to Chauvin trial closing arguments
Host Angela Davis talked with law experts and reporters in reaction to closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial. The special coverage included the last part of the defense's closing arguments ahead of the prosecution's rebuttal.