How to watch opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin
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Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was seen in a disturbing video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during a fatal May 2020 arrest. Floyd's death in police custody drew outrage and a worldwide reckoning on police reform and racial justice.
Court begins session Monday at 9 a.m. local time (10 a.m. ET), and opening statements are expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. CT (10:30 a.m. ET). Chauvin has pleaded not guilty.Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals.
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