I have to say that prosecutor Steve Schleicher, to a lay person watching this, was effective, methodical, and strong while cross examining the defense's first use-of-force witness.

https://twitter.com/TasneemN/status/1382074102001901574

On redirect, Eric Nelson asks Brodd if a 17-year-old can pose a threat to officers (in reference to the teenage girls recording the incident).

Brodd says yes and agrees that officers cannot underestimate bystanders based on their age alone.

#DerekChauvinTrial: The state has rested its case.

Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson calls the defense's first witness: Retired Minneapolis police officer Scott Creighton. He will testify about George Floyd's previous arrest on May 6, 2019. The judge instructs the jury that Creighton is being called as a witness to show "what effects the ingestion of opioids may or may not have on the physical well being of George Floyd" and that this testimony is not be used as evidence "for the character of George Floyd."

#DerekChauvinTrial: This morning court, three motions filed by Chauvin's attorney were discussed in court.
(THREAD) Chauvin’s attorney asked judge not to let the state’s academic use of force expert Seth Stoughton testify, arguing that other state witnesses have offered similar testimony & this would become “cumulative.” Judge allowed Stoughton to testify but said he cannot talk re crowd size

Opening arguments in the #DerekChauvinTrial for the killing of George Floyd will begin at 10 am ET.

This is the jury that will decide whether Chauvin is guilty of murdering Floyd.
buzzfeednews.com/article/tasnee… George Floyd's attorneys & his family are speaking ahead of the trial.

His attorneys reiterate that Floyd's character and past is not on trial. "George Floyd is not on trial. This is the trial of Derek Chauvin. This trial is about America being America for all Americans."

#DerekChauvinTrial: Chauvin’s attorney mentions WaPo article where a city official said the city was concerned re the timing of announcing the $27 million civil settlement but that Hennepin County Chief District Court Judge Toddrick S. Barnette told the city it could proceed. Trial judge Peter Cahill suggests that is not accurate and that the Judge Barnette had expressed concern about the timing and that the court had no authority to approve this.

“The city is trying to dump their responsibility back in the court where it does not belong."

She becomes the ninth juror to be selected to serve on the jury.

During her questioning, she said she strongly believes that "all lives matter" and that if someone says Black Lives Matter she takes it to mean that other lives don't matter to them.

https://twitter.com/TasneemN/status/1371501679334555649

A potential juror just expressed very strongly that he'd be a "horrible candidate" for the #DerekChauvin trial because he's an educator who works with BIPOC faculty and students and says he has heard "incredible testimonies" on the way they've been treated by police.

Week 2 of #DerekChauvinTrial

Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson says he is “gravely concerned” that the news of the city’s $27 millions settlement agreement with George Floyd’s family was “highly prejudicial,” had “very suspicious timing” and would taint the jury pool. "The fact that this came in the exact middle of jury selection, it’s perplexing to me," Chauvin's attorney says. He is also critical of the mayor and other city officials for making comments at the settlement press conference on Friday. buzzfeednews.com/article/tasnee…

Kenosha County DA will be announcing whether Officer Rusten Sheskey will face criminal charges for shooting Jacob Blake in the back 7 times on Aug. 23. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has mobilized 500 National Guard troops as the city braces for any potential unrest following the DA's charging decision.

Clearly frustrated Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling urges people to turn out and vote tomorrow for the runoff election and not to pay heed to "the president's statements and other people aligned with him" who are telling ppl their votes don't count. Sterling explicitly calls out Trump and his supporters for spreading misinformation, disinformation and "ridiculous claims" about the electoral process in Georgia.

Says Trump is "intentionally misleading" the people of Georgia.

Breaking: Fort Worth cop who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her own home resigned this morning, police chief says. Police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson is identified as Aaron Dean.

NEW: All 14 members of law enforcement who fired their guns while responding to the Pulse nightclub shooting have been cleared of wrongdoing and no civilians were struck by law enforcement members during the shooting, according to results of an investigation released today. More than 400 shots were fired during the Pulse nightclub tragedy by the shooter and 14 law enforcement members.

Not a single shot fired by officers injured or killed a civilian, acc. to the State Attorney's office.

NEW: Lawyers for Michelle Carter — the woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself — are asking Mass. highest court to extend the stay on her 15-month jail sentence, pending her anticipated appeal to the US Supreme Court to review her case and vacate her conviction. Her lawyers intend to ask the US Supreme Court to consider the constitutional right to free speech in cases involving defendants (like Carter) who "with their words alone — assist, encourage, or otherwise cause other persons to commit suicide"

Breaking: Massachusetts highest court has refused to overturn the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michelle Carter, the woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself. Story coming.
mass.gov/files/document… A Court Has Upheld The Conviction Of Michelle Carter Who Encouraged Her Boyfriend To Kill Himself Over Texts: buzzfeednews.com/article/tasnee…