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Diverse Jury So Far In Derek Chauvin's Trial
The jurors include six men and three women and ranges in age from their 20s to their 50s.

The jurors include six men and three women and ranges in age from their 20s to their 50s.

Legal experts say the additional charge helps prosecutors by giving jurors one more option to convict Derek Chauvin.
The high court's decision left open the possibility that the judge could add the charge back.
Three in the pool were seated on the jury, and six others were dismissed by day's end.
Prosecutors are asking the Court of Appeals to put the trial on hold until the issue of adding the third-degree murder count is resolved.
Picking a jury is expected to take at least three weeks.
It was not immediately clear if Friday's ruling would force a delay in jury selection for Chauvin's case, due to start Monday.
The fact that the figure has evolved probably won't matter at Chauvin's trial, which begins Monday with jury selection.
Jury selection begins March 8 with opening statements March 29.
Minneapolis also plans to create "healing spaces" for demonstrators.
With a state trial looming for the man charged in the death of George Floyd, the DOJ also is gathering evidence against the former cop.
San Leandro's Acting Police Chief Luis Torres announced two policy changes.
City leaders are preparing for any unrest that may arise during the trial of the former police officer charged in George Floyd's death.
The City Council voted unanimously Friday to approve the additional funding that police requested.
A judge rejected prosecutors' request to file third-degree murder charges against four police officers charged in George Floyd's death.
The Minnesota National Guard will be in Minneapolis during the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Judge Peter Cahill​ severed Derek Chauvin's case from the case involving his three former colleagues, citing coronavirus concerns.
The council did not vote to reduce officer capacity after Mayor Jacob Frey threatened to veto the council's budget if they did so.
An independent investigation has ended with 16 recommendations for the Denver Police Department.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the cuts "irresponsible."
Restoring voting rights and sending activists to Congress were among the gains sought by protesters who filled U.S. streets last summer.
Voters in Minneapolis may use the election as a way to penalize — or reward — the incumbents who oversaw a tumultuous 2020 in the city.
The driver of the petroleum tanker truck​ wanted to "scare the crowd out of his path," the criminal complaint states.
The former Minneapolis police officer still faces two other charges in the death of George Floyd.
The Vice Presidential candidate also called for the creation of "a national standard for use of force.​"
When asked about the death of George Floyd, Judge Amy Coney Barrett said she and her 17-year-old Black daughter "wept together in my room."
A Hennepin County judge set new conditions for the prison release of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
The release on bond of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin from jail sparked protests in Minneapolis on Wednesday night.
The city of Minneapolis requested the Minnesota National Guard after former police officer Derek Chauvin was released from prison.
The former Minneapolis police officer faces two murder charges and a manslaughter charge in the death of George Floyd.
Members of the Minneapolis City Council have expressed regrets about their early-summer pledge to end the Minneapolis Police Department.
Data shows that certain crimes are on the rise in Minneapolis while more officers are leaving the force.
The investigation will be led by the lawyer who oversaw the probe into Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri.
The family of Hector Hernandez, a man shot & killed during a domestic-incident arrest by Fullerton Police, has demanded the bodycam video.
"Floyd died because the weight of the entire Minneapolis Police Department was on his neck," Attorney Benjamin Crump said Wednesday.
Current estimates of the damage caused during the civil unrest exceed $500,000,000.​
George Floyd told officers "I can’t breathe" a total of 26 times before his death, the document shows.
The lawyer for former police officer Thomas Lane says the criminal case against him should be dropped.
Drake will be the first person of color to lead the UC system. He will succeed Janet Napolitano on August 1.
The shooting happened during looting in San Leandro on May 31.