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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Officers could have stopped restraining Floyd, duty sergeant testifies
Earlier Thursday, prosecutors put George Floyd's girlfriend on the stand in an effort to humanize him in front of the jury in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they're teaching about racial and social injustice.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2021
Bill would require Maine police to collect demographic data for all traffic stops
It's the third time the Legislature will take up a measure that requires data collection as a tool for preventing racial profiling.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2021
Mainers mark MLK Day with calls to action, online observance
A daylong webinar series explores racial equity in Maine; Gov. Janet Mills and other elected officials honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
Teen charged in Kenosha shootings due back in Illinois court
Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys are fighting efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Justice Department threatens funds to NYC, Seattle and Portland over unrest
An attempt at any cuts will likely be met with immediate legal challenges.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Pending bills offer opportunities to address racial equity in Maine, commission advises
A new permanent commission set up to examine the status of racial, indigenous and tribal populations says racial equity should be a central consideration for all new laws in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
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