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Jena Scurry, a Minneapolis 911 dispatcher, was the first witness to testify Monday in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

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Minneapolis 911 Dispatcher Testifies: 'Something Was Wrong'

"My instincts were telling me that something was wrong," said Jena Scurry, who had a view of the interior of the squad car from which George Floyd was dragged. "It was an extended period of time."

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
President Biden has dozens of vacancies to fill on the courts. There are 84 district court vacancies, with 62 of the seats now empty, plus 22 more judges having announced that they will leave their posts or take "senior status" within weeks or months. In addition, there are 12 appeals court vacancies to fill.

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  • Law

Biden Makes 1st Judicial Nominations, Including A Supreme Court Contender

With the lesson of former President Barack Obama's difficulty in filling vacancies "imprinted on his brain," his staff says, the president sees filling judicial seats as a top priority.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
This image from a police body camera shows people gathering as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at Chauvin to get off and Floyd said that he couldn't breathe on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis.

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Teenage Witness Says Floyd 'Looked Kind Of Purple, Limp' When Ambulance Arrived

The 17-year-old described then-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin as "kind of angry," adding that "he was digging his knee into George Floyd's neck" and he threatened bystanders with a can of Mace.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is seen as a possible Supreme Court justice, should a vacancy arise in the Biden years.

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  • Law

Biden's D.C. Appeals Court Nominee Viewed As Potential Supreme Court Justice

The president nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to take the place of Merrick Garland, who resigned when he was confirmed as U.S. attorney general.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
In this image from video, witness Donald Williams answers questions on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn.

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  • National

'I Believe I Witnessed A Murder,' Witness Says Of 911 Call In Chauvin Case

"I felt the need to call the police on the police," Donald Williams said of the 911 call he made after an ambulance took George Floyd away. He said Derek Chauvin used a "blood choke" on Floyd.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson (left) and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (right) listen during Tuesday's session at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.

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  • National

'It Wasn't Right,' Young Woman Who Recorded Chauvin And Floyd On Video Tells Court

The young woman, who was 17 when she filmed former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin holding his knee on George Floyd's neck, says the only violence she saw was "from the cops."

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill discusses motions before the court on Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.

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  • National

Judge In Chauvin Trial Rules That Underage Witnesses Can Testify

The testimony of people who were minors when they saw George Floyd's killing includes a person who took a video of the incident.

March 30, 2021
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  • Walter Ray Watson
Thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol following a "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan. 6. Prosecutors are working on hundreds of charges related to the breach.

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  • Law

Capitol Conspiracy Cases Show Plans For Violence, Not Necessarily For Breach

The massive Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6 riot is ongoing, but the picture so far shows "small cells" of conspiracy, rather than an overarching one. Here's what's publicly known.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
People gather during a demonstration outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday as opening statements were given in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged in the killing of George Floyd.

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  • National

What We Learned From Day 1 Of The Chauvin Trial

Two key questions are at play in Derek Chauvin's murder trial: What killed George Floyd, and did Chauvin use excessive force? Civil rights lawyer Charles Coleman Jr. discusses the early takeaways.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss submitted new charges against Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday. Maxwell, the former girlfriend of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, was first arrested in the United States on July 2, 2020.

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  • Law

Prosecutors Add Sex Trafficking Charges Against Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, faces new charges related to the abuse of a 14-year-old girl starting in 2001.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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Crackdown On Drag Racing Clears Georgia General Assembly

Legislation to crack down on illegal street racing in Georgia by criminalizing promotions on social media and confiscating cars from repeat offenders passed out of the General Assembly Monday.

March 30, 2021
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  • Beau Evans

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  • Education

COVID-19 Lockdowns Have Been Hard On Youth Locked Up

Juvenile incarceration is down, but many young people still in facilities have gone months without seeing their families.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 27 in Orlando, Florida.

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  • National

South Dakota Governor Bans Transgender Girls From Sports Teams By Executive Order

With a bill stuck in legislative limbo, Gov. Kristi Noem issued two orders Monday preventing trans women and girls from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Lee Strubinger
Attorney Ben Crump (center) took a knee with members of George Floyd's family and Rev. Al Sharpton for 8 minutes and 46 seconds outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, shortly before opening arguments began in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin.

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  • National

George Floyd's Family And Lawyers Take A Knee, Call For Justice As Trial Begins

Members of George Floyd's family and legal team, kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds outside the Hennepin County Courthouse just moments before the start of Derek Chauvin's murder trial.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The Hennepin County Government Center is pictured on the third day of jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on March 11. The prosecution and defense made their opening arguments on Monday morning.

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  • Law

Trial Day 1: 'Mr. Derek Chauvin Betrayed This Badge'

Opening arguments and witness testimony on the killing of George Floyd began 10 months after videos of his death sparked outrage and protests against racial inequality.

March 29, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
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