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Chauvin trial eases concerns of courtroom camera skeptics

Chauvin trial eases concerns of courtroom camera skeptics

Judge Peter Cahill is allowing the trial of ex-cops J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao to be televised. There were no major problems with the live broadcast of Derek Chauvin’s trial, the first time that a Minnesota criminal trial had been televised. The experiment won over many who opposed having cameras in the courtroom.
by Matt Sepic

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Both sides claim victory in complicated PolyMet court ruling

Both sides claim victory in complicated PolyMet court ruling

Both sides claimed victory Wednesday after the state Supreme Court issued a complex ruling over state permits for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The justices affirmed a lower court’s decision to reverse the critical “permit to mine” for the $1 billion project.
by Dan Kraker

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Chauvin sentencing pushed back to June 25

Chauvin sentencing pushed back to June 25

Sentencing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death has been pushed back to June 25, according to online court records.
by The Associated Press and Jon Collins

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Supreme Court to take up 1st major gun rights case in more than a decade

Supreme Court to take up 1st major gun rights case in more than a decade

At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.
by Scott Neuman

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Biden praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial

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.
by The Associated Press

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Democrats unveil long-shot plan to expand size of Supreme Court from 9 to 13

Democrats unveil long-shot plan to expand size of Supreme Court from 9 to 13

Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor.
by Krishnadev Calamur and Nina Totenberg

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Biden sets up commission to study Supreme Court reform

Biden sets up commission to study Supreme Court reform

Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 conservative majority.
by Krishnadev Calamur

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U.S. court sides with photographer in fight over Warhol art

U.S. court sides with photographer in fight over Warhol art

A U.S. appeals court sided with a photographer Friday in her copyright dispute over how a foundation has marketed a series of Andy Warhol works of art based on her pictures of Prince.
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