Trial Community Support

Supporting our Communities during the Trials for Former Officers involved in the Murder of George Floyd

On March 8, 2021, the trial for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin began for the murder of George Floyd.
Co-defendants (and former officers) J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao will stand trial for Mr. Floyd’s murder beginning on August 23, 2021.
In response to community identified needs for support leading up to and during these trials, the Legal Rights Center is implementing a Community Action Plan to provide legal and restorative practice resources to our communities.

The Legal Rights Center is currently fundraising and seeking in-kind donations to support implementation of this Community Action Plan. Please consider donating to support this critical community effort.
For more information or to partner in the creation or dissemination of any of these resources,
please contact Sarah Davis, Executive Director.

Events:

See Recordings from Previous Events

Educational Resources

Check out the educational videos, graphics, and blog posts we've created to cover the different aspects of a criminal trial!

How does a criminal trial work?

Know Your Rights!

The Jury

Evidence & Charges

Restorative Processing of the Trial

This toolkit focuses on supporting youth in processing the trials but please consider adapting the resource to fit the community you plan on supporting.

Toolkit

Have you used the toolkit?

Any Feedback / Questions?

Join us in a community processing space weekly on Fridays.

Protest Support

If you are looking for protest-related legal support, call the Twin Cities Legal Support hotline at 612-444-2654.
Read about our concerns and advocacy related to protecting the rights of protestors here.

Witness Support

A number of fundraisers have been started for the various witnesses who have testified during the Chauvin Trial. If you have others to add to this list, please send them to us at office@legalrightscenter.org

This article from The Cut also has other fundraisers for the families of other victims of police brutality and other ways to support the struggle against police brutality.