Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey filed lawsuits against Glock on Thursday, accusing the firearms manufacturer of enabling handguns to be easily converted into illegal machine guns using an inexpensive device known as a "Glock switch."
In a recent NBC News interview, George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, praised Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for his response to Floyd's death, particularly Walz’s decision to appoint Attorney General Keith Ellison to oversee the prosecution.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his murder conviction on the grounds that the jury was swayed by publicity and protesters.
Convicted former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter should not only win right to bail on appeal, but she would "very likely" get her conviction on manslaughter of Daunte Wright, 20, overturned on appeal, according to legal expert Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax.
Former police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of both first- and second-degree manslaughter after shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who was the lead prosecutor in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, admitted on Sunday that he “felt a little bad” for the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in the murder of George Floyd last week.
