"The evidence will show that Mr. Floyd died of a cardiac arrhythmia," defense attorney Eric Nelson told the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Derek Chauvin "betrayed this badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of Mr. George Floyd," Special Assistant Attorney General Jerry Blackwell told the jury Monday.
This is the first time a Minnesota trial has been broadcast. Unlike Iowa, Wisconsin and other states, courts here have long opposed electronic media coverage.
The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason why Black Americans might hesitate on the COVID-19 vaccine. But many say it's current racism in health care and Tuskegee is used as an excuse.
The new program, which aims to address harms suffered by Black residents due to the city's past discriminatory housing policies, is part of a larger reparations fund established in 2019.
"Too many of our laws were written during a time of open racism and discrimination, and they still bear the traces of inequity," Gov. Ralph Northam said on Tuesday.
On Saturday, activists and supporters joined Taylor's family in a rally at Louisville's Jefferson Square Park to remember her life and to demand accountability.
Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing," her mother said recently.
An independent investigator says some city officials "knowingly suppressed" information and gave false statements about the March death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who was killed by police.
The request to postpone came from prosecutors and defense lawyers looking for more time to build their cases. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two men and wounding another.
Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.
The first potential juror said she's seen the video in which Chauvin holds Floyd down as Floyd says he can't breathe. "That's not fair, because we are humans, you know?" she said.
