Drew Arrieta’s Family Album
Drew Arrieta, a photojournalist based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, described the tense moments he spent waiting to hear how the jury would rule on Derek Chauvin as “the most nervous hour ever.” Over the past year Arrieta, who is thirty-one, has spent considerable time at Black Lives Matter protests and related events on water protection, immigration rights, gun violence, and police reform and abolition. In that time, he has cultivated relationships with the organizers he documents and has shared in a commitment to keeping fellow community members safe. As a result, his photographs tightly framed shots of Black women embracing, a curb cluttered with half gallons of milk and Gatorade are stunningly intimate, as if from a family photo album. The images offer a careful, meditative depiction of his neighbors, what happened to them, and what they are doing about it.
What happens now in the proceedings against the man accused in the death of George Floyd?
Judge Peter Cahill told the 14 members of the jury that they should return to court at 9 a.m. CDT Monday and be prepared to hear closing arguments from attorneys on both sides. After that, Cahill will instruct the jurors on the laws in the case before the panel members start verdict deliberations. Two members of the jury will be informed that they were alternates and will not be part of deliberations.
The jury will be sequestered during its deliberations.
Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd s death last Memorial Day. If convicted of the most serious charge, he could face 10½ to 15 years in prison under sentencing guidelines for first-time offenders. He could receive a lesser term.
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Minneapolis protest demands justice for George Floyd
By Jess Sundin
Minneapolis
This is a shortened version of an article originally published in Fight Back! News about ongoing protests against the May 23, 2020, police murder of George Floyd, which sparked massive U.S. demonstrations against racism. The full article can be read at tinyurl.com/uzzkd74w.
March 31 Hundreds of people protested Monday, March 29, to demand justice for George Floyd and the conviction of Derek Chauvin. The demonstration took place after opening statements and the first witnesses testified in court. Many were still reeling from an emotional day in court, where videos of Floyd’s murder were replayed several times, and the proceedings were broadcast live.