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. Rachel Martin
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. Nina Totenberg
Prosecutors Will Continue To Build A Case Against Derek Chauvin NPR's Rachel Martin talks to civil rights lawyer Charles Coleman Jr. about the first day of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial. He faces murder charges in the death of George Floyd.
Oath Keepers, Proud Boys Are Under Intense Scrutiny Following Capitol Riot Federal prosecutors have charged members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys with conspiracy in connection with the Capitol riot. What do those cases tell us about advance planning for the violence? Ryan Lucas
Prosecutors Add Sex Trafficking Charges Against Ghislaine Maxwell Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, faces new charges for the abuse of a 14-year-old girl starting in 2001. Jaclyn Diaz
Democrats Say The Fight To Abolish The Filibuster Is About Protecting Civil Rights Democrats say voter protections, police reform, climate change — virtually the entire Biden agenda — will be abandoned if the Senate does not abolish the filibuster. Kelsey Snell
The Mood In Minneapolis Is Tense As Chauvin Trial Is About To Start Minneapolis braces for the start of the trail of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer charged with murdering George Floyd. The Floyd family held a vigil Sunday night at a church near where Floyd was killed. Noel King
Chauvin Trial Shines A Light On George Floyd's Death, Racial Injustice Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of an ex-policeman who was videoed with his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. It sparked a reckoning over race and justice in America. Leila Fadel
The U.S. Has Restricted Assault-Style Weapons Before. Did It Work? In the wake of recent gun massacres, President Biden is renewing calls for limits on assault-style weapons. What impact did the ten year federal ban on those weapons have on mass shootings? Eric Westervelt
Libraries Are Key Tools For People Getting Out Of Prison, Even During A Pandemic A New Jersey library program assists ex-prisoners with everything from making a FaceTime call to compiling job resources. It also helps them rebuild relationships when they come home. Sally Herships
