Crime, Law and Justice

Reporter acquitted in case seen as attack on press rights
Jurors have acquitted an Iowa journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. 
Wisconsin protest shootings trial delayed at least 7 months
The trial for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin has been pushed back by seven months and could be delayed even longer. 
Chauvin trial: MN justices won't review 3rd-degree murder question
The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied Derek Chauvin's petition to review an appeals court ruling on an additional murder charge against him in the killing of George Floyd.
George Floyd family lawyer Ben Crump: Trial is 'a chance for justice'
Ben Crump has long represented families of Black people killed by police. Crump says accountability is one thing, but "justice would be them still here with us living."
Nearly 1 in 3 women experience violence: Landmark report from WHO
A report that gathered data from 161 countries and areas paints a "horrifying picture," said WHO's director-general. And there's concern that the pandemic has made matters worse.
Officers were called to a south Minneapolis intersection about 10 p.m. Monday where the shooting took place. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the man was taken to HCMC for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
Chauvin trial: 3 jurors now seated; appeals court ruling looms
Judge Peter Cahill expects opening statements for the trial on March 29, although it’s still unclear if proceedings will be delayed by an unresolved matter on the reinstatement of third-degree murder charges.
New Justice Department team comes into focus ahead of vote on Garland
Two more of President Joe Biden's nominees to lead the Justice Department will be questioned by the Senate this week as Merrick Garland prepares for confirmation as attorney general.