Crime, Law and Justice

Former State Department aide charged in connection with capitol riot
Federico Klein, who served as a midlevel aide in the Trump State Department, was arrested and charged with several counts connected to the Capitol attack, including assaulting an officer.
Appeals court says judge in Chauvin case ‘erred,’ must reconsider additional murder charge
Citing its own opinion last month in a separate police killing case, the Minnesota Court of Appeals says the district court needs to reconsider the addition of third-degree murder charges against former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin.
Timeline: The killing of George Floyd
The killing of George Floyd — who repeatedly told Minneapolis police officers he couldn’t breathe as officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck in May 2020 — sparked days of unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul and mass protests across the globe. In April, Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter.
What you need to know about the Derek Chauvin trial
The former Minneapolis police officer is facing charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Opening statements began March 29. The three other officers charged are expected to stand trial in August.
Effort to replace MPD moves forward
A proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency passed a hurdle in a City Council committee Thursday.  
Prosecutors: Officer was on Floyd's neck for about 9 minutes
As the trial approaches for a Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death, prosecutors are putting the time Derek Chauvin’s knee was on Floyd’s neck at about nine minutes, which has fluctuated before. 
Minnesota’s reckoning with race and policing was many years in the making
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the murder and manslaughter trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes. Floyd’s killing touched off a worldwide reckoning on racial justice and law enforcement, building on the outrage that had grown with each high-profile police killing in recent years.
Capitol Police chief appeals for National Guard to stay
The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is appealing to congressional leaders to back her request to keep National Guard troops protecting the building and lawmakers for another two months