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Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

(AP) — Former Minne- venience store. Three other during jury selection that if
apolis police officer Der- fired officers face state trial Chauvin was acquitted they
ek Chauvin is appealing this summer after being con- would fear for their person-
his conviction for murder victed in federal court earlier al safety and worried about
in the killing of George this year of violating Floyd’s more violence. He said sev-
Floyd, arguing that jurors civil rights. eral of them said they were
were intimidated by the intimidated by the security
protests that followed and Chauvin’s attorney, William measures implemented at the
prejudiced by heavy pre- Mohrman, laid out a number courthouse to protect trial
trial publicity. of challenges to his convic- participants from protesters.
tion, including that the trial
Chauvin asked the Minneso- should not have been held The filing also cited the fatal
ta Court of Appeals in a court in Hennepin County, where shooting of Daunte Wright
filing Monday to reverse his Floyd was killed. by a police officer in near-
conviction, reverse and re- by Brooklyn Center that
mand for a new trial in a new “The overwhelming media sparked mor protests during
venue, or order a resentenc- coverage exposed the jurors Chauvin’s trial. It says jurors
ing. — literally every day — to should have been sequestered
news demonizing Chauvin after selection to avoid being ernment. nesota Department of Hu-
Last June, Hennepin County and glorifying Floyd which prejudiced by reports of that man Rights released the re-
Judge Peter Cahill sentenced was more than sufficient to slaying. It also cited a $27 The filing also says the judge sults of a nearly two-year
Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in presume prejudice,” the brief million settlement reached did not apply the sentenc- investigation launched after
prison after jurors found him said. between the city and Floyd’s ing guidelines correctly and Floyd’s slaying. It found the
guilty of second-degree mur- family that was announced should not have included Minneapolis Police Depart-
der, third-degree murder and In the months that followed during jury selection, saying “abuse of a position of au- ment has engaged in a pat-
second-degree manslaughter. Floyd’s killing, protesters the timing of that prejudiced thority” as an aggravating tern of race discrimination
took to the streets in Minne- jurors in the case. sentencing factor for the for- for at least a decade, includ-
Floyd died on May 25, 2020, apolis and around the coun- mer police officer. ing stopping and arresting
after Chauvin pinned the try to protest police brutality Mohrman cited several in- Black people at a higher rate
Black man to the ground and racism. Some of that un- stances of alleged prosecu- Minnesota Attorney General than white people, using
with his knee on his neck for rest was violent. torial misconduct, claiming Keith Ellison has 45 days to force more often on people
9 minutes, 29 seconds. Floyd untimely sharing of evidence, respond to Chauvin’s brief. of color and maintaining a
had been accused of passing a Mohrman said several poten- failure to disclose and docu- culture where racist language
counterfeit $20 bill at a con- tial jurors expressed concerns ment dumping by the gov- The appeal came as the Min- is tolerated.

In NYC, ads for jobs will have to say what they pay

(AP) — Help wanted. The fair pay. restaurant server Elizabeth “You’re put in a really chal- board — must give the mini-
job: putting one of the na- Stone. lenging position of not want- mum and maximum pay the
tion’s most far-reaching But on the cusp of imple- ing to upset your employer employer “in good faith be-
salary disclosure laws into menting the measure, law- “I believe I deserve to know and not wanting to scare lieves” it will pay. There’s no
practice. Location: New makers voted Thursday to how much I can make as a away an opportunity, but also limit on how wide the range
York City. postpone it for five months waitress,” she said. wanting to fight for what you can be, nor a prohibition on
after employers waved red know is what you deserve,” deviating from it if the “good
Just four months ago, city flags, though businesses Stone has scoured job ads said Stone, 23, a member of faith” plan changes.
lawmakers overwhelmingly didn’t get some other chang- that are mum about pay, leav- restaurant workers’ advocacy
voted to require many ads es they wanted. ing her wondering whether group ROC United. The laws are propelled by a
for jobs in the nation’s most to move on from an employ- gradually shrinking but stub-
populous city to include sal- The debate marked a promi- er she likes but wishes paid Over the last four years, at born discrepancy: The me-
ary ranges, in the name of nent test for a burgeoning more, and feeling like she least seven states from Cali- dian pay for full-time female
giving job applicants — par- slate of U.S. “pay transpar- has no leverage to push for a fornia to Connecticut and at workers was about 83% what
ticularly women and people ency” laws. And the answer raise. least two cities beyond New men made in 2021, according
of color — a better shot at seems simple to Brooklyn York — Cincinnati and Tole- to federal data.
do, Ohio — started demand-
ing employers disclose salary Women make less than their
information to job-seekers male colleagues in nearly all
in some circumstances. In fields, with a few exceptions
many cases, that means upon in areas like social work done
request and/or after an inter- in health care settings, federal
view, and there are exemp- statistics show.
tions for small businesses.
Pay-transparency require-
Colorado broke new ground ments are “one of the most
with a 2019 law requiring a powerful tools that we have
pay range in all job postings. to change those gaps,” said
Beverly Neufeld, the presi-
New York City’s new law is dent of PowHer New York,
similar but applies only to an economic equality advoca-
employers with four or more cy group. Workers get a level
workers. That amounts to playing field, she argues, and
about 1/3 of employers but businesses save time by get-
roughly 90% of workers in ting applicants amenable to
the city, according to state La- the salary on offer.
bor Department statistics.
Indeed, many employers al-
The law says any job notice ready advertise what they
— from an online ad to an pay.a
internal company bulletin