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Breonna Taylor's family speaks out after police shooting decision: 'You robbed the world of a queen' – live Breonna Taylor's family speaks out after police shooting decision: 'You robbed the world of a queen' – live
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Taylor’s family gives first press conference since grand jury verdict as Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state in US CapitolTaylor’s family gives first press conference since grand jury verdict as Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state in US Capitol
Justice Stephen Breyer reflected on the loss of his supreme court colleague, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in an MSNBC interview.
“She made the world a better place for us to live in,” Breyer told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell.
The liberal justice said his “heart sank” when he learned last Friday that his good friend had died. Breyer said he was informed about her death in a phone call that came while he was reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish at a virtual Rosh Hashanah service.
Breyer said he believed Ginsburg would be remembered as “a very brilliant and great jurist” and as a “woman of valor.”
The governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus.
The Democratic governor said they received tests after a member of their residence staff developed symptoms and tested positive for the virus.
Northam’s wife, Pam, is experiencing mild symptoms, and the governor is asymptomatic. Northam said they would quarantine for 10 days and then reevaluate their symptoms.
“As I’ve been reminding Virginians throughout this crisis, COVID-19 is very real and very contagious,” Northam said in a statement.
“The safety and health of our staff and close contacts is of utmost importance to Pam and me, and we are working closely with the Department of Health to ensure that everyone is well taken care of.
“We are grateful for your thoughts and support, but the best thing you can do for us—and most importantly, for your fellow Virginians—is to take this seriously.”
Northam is the third governor known to have contracted coronavirus. Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced earlier this week he had tested positive, and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced his positive test result in July.
The father of Jacob Blake, who was shot by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month, spoke at the Louisville press conference.The father of Jacob Blake, who was shot by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month, spoke at the Louisville press conference.
Jacob Blake Sr expressed his condolences to Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, and said he understood her pain about having your child be shot by police.Jacob Blake Sr expressed his condolences to Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, and said he understood her pain about having your child be shot by police.
Blake noted he drove eight hours to Louisville to be with Taylor’s family after a grand jury declined to issue charges in the fatal police shooting.Blake noted he drove eight hours to Louisville to be with Taylor’s family after a grand jury declined to issue charges in the fatal police shooting.
“We didn’t choose this fraternity,” Blake said. “This fraternity chose us.”“We didn’t choose this fraternity,” Blake said. “This fraternity chose us.”
Activist Tamika Mallory criticized Kentucky’s attorney general, Daniel Cameron, after a grand jury declined to issue charges in direct connection to the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.Activist Tamika Mallory criticized Kentucky’s attorney general, Daniel Cameron, after a grand jury declined to issue charges in direct connection to the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Mallory compared Cameron, who is black, to the “sellout Negroes that sold our people into slavery.”Mallory compared Cameron, who is black, to the “sellout Negroes that sold our people into slavery.”
“You are a coward. You are a sellout. And you were used by the system,” Mallory said. “You do not belong to black people at all.”“You are a coward. You are a sellout. And you were used by the system,” Mallory said. “You do not belong to black people at all.”
Bianca Austin, the aunt of Breonna Taylor, delivered a statement on behalf of Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, at the Louisville press conference.Bianca Austin, the aunt of Breonna Taylor, delivered a statement on behalf of Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, at the Louisville press conference.
Austin wore Taylor’s EMT jacket as she delivered her statement.Austin wore Taylor’s EMT jacket as she delivered her statement.
“I never had faith in Daniel Cameron to begin with,” Palmer said in the statement that Austin read.“I never had faith in Daniel Cameron to begin with,” Palmer said in the statement that Austin read.
Palmer said Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, was “too inexperienced” to secure justice for her daughter after she was fatally shot by police.Palmer said Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, was “too inexperienced” to secure justice for her daughter after she was fatally shot by police.
“What he helped me realize is that it will always be us against them,” Palmer said in the statement.“What he helped me realize is that it will always be us against them,” Palmer said in the statement.
Palmer noted that some might try to dismiss her as “an angry black woman.”Palmer noted that some might try to dismiss her as “an angry black woman.”
“Know this: I am an angry black woman,” Palmer said. “Angry because our black women keep dying at the hands of police officers.”“Know this: I am an angry black woman,” Palmer said. “Angry because our black women keep dying at the hands of police officers.”
Palmer also argued it was not Cameron alone who failed Taylor, but the entire legal system, which gave the police officers a no-knock warrant to enter Taylor’s home and fatally shoot her.Palmer also argued it was not Cameron alone who failed Taylor, but the entire legal system, which gave the police officers a no-knock warrant to enter Taylor’s home and fatally shoot her.
“You robbed the world of a queen,” Palmer said.“You robbed the world of a queen,” Palmer said.
Another lawyer representing Breonna Taylor’s family, Lonita Baker, called on Kentucky’s attorney general to “quit dodging the questions” about her death.Another lawyer representing Breonna Taylor’s family, Lonita Baker, called on Kentucky’s attorney general to “quit dodging the questions” about her death.
Baker noted that the attorney general, Daniel Cameron, refused to answer a question about whether he made a recommendation on charges to the grand jury.Baker noted that the attorney general, Daniel Cameron, refused to answer a question about whether he made a recommendation on charges to the grand jury.
Cameron has also not said whether he presented charges related to the fatal police shooting of Taylor.Cameron has also not said whether he presented charges related to the fatal police shooting of Taylor.
A grand jury indicted only one of the three police officers involved in the shooting of Taylor, but those charges were related to an officer blindly firing into the apartment of Taylor’s neighbors.A grand jury indicted only one of the three police officers involved in the shooting of Taylor, but those charges were related to an officer blindly firing into the apartment of Taylor’s neighbors.
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the family of Breonna Taylor, called on Kentucky’s attorney general to release the transcripts from the grand jury process.Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the family of Breonna Taylor, called on Kentucky’s attorney general to release the transcripts from the grand jury process.
Attorney general Daniel Cameron has argued the police officers who fatally shot Taylor were “justified” in their use of force because Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a shot before they started shooting.Attorney general Daniel Cameron has argued the police officers who fatally shot Taylor were “justified” in their use of force because Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a shot before they started shooting.
(A 911 call placed shortly after the shooting indicates Walker did not know the shooters were police officers.)(A 911 call placed shortly after the shooting indicates Walker did not know the shooters were police officers.)
Crump argued people could not be reassured that Cameron did everything he could for Taylor unless they saw what was presented to the grand jury.Crump argued people could not be reassured that Cameron did everything he could for Taylor unless they saw what was presented to the grand jury.
Crump led the crowd at the press conference in a chant of, “Release the transcripts!”Crump led the crowd at the press conference in a chant of, “Release the transcripts!”
The family of Breonna Taylor is holding a press conference in Louisville, two days after a grand jury declined to issue charges in direct connection to the fatal police shooting of Taylor.The family of Breonna Taylor is holding a press conference in Louisville, two days after a grand jury declined to issue charges in direct connection to the fatal police shooting of Taylor.
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the Taylor family, noted Jacob Blake Sr is also present for today’s press conference.Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the Taylor family, noted Jacob Blake Sr is also present for today’s press conference.
Blake’s son, Jacob Blake Jr, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month and is now paralyzed.Blake’s son, Jacob Blake Jr, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month and is now paralyzed.
One man walked up to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket and started doing push-ups as he paid his respects.One man walked up to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket and started doing push-ups as he paid his respects.
According to Capitol Hill pool reporters, that man was Ginsburg’s trainer.According to Capitol Hill pool reporters, that man was Ginsburg’s trainer.
Ginsburg’s exercise routine attracted tremendous interest in 2018 and even became the focus of a Saturday Night Live skit.Ginsburg’s exercise routine attracted tremendous interest in 2018 and even became the focus of a Saturday Night Live skit.
It should be noted Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell was not present for this morning’s ceremony honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg.It should be noted Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell was not present for this morning’s ceremony honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy also chose not to attend. The highest-ranking Republican lawmaker who was present for the ceremony appeared to be House minority whip Steve Scalise.House minority leader Kevin McCarthy also chose not to attend. The highest-ranking Republican lawmaker who was present for the ceremony appeared to be House minority whip Steve Scalise.
A friend of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Denyce Graves, closed out the Capitol ceremony by singing “American Anthem.”A friend of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Denyce Graves, closed out the Capitol ceremony by singing “American Anthem.”
A recurring lyric in the song is, “America, America, I gave my best to you.”A recurring lyric in the song is, “America, America, I gave my best to you.”
Lawmakers are now coming up to Ginsburg’s casket one by one to pay their respects to the late supreme court justice.Lawmakers are now coming up to Ginsburg’s casket one by one to pay their respects to the late supreme court justice.
Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt delivered remarks reflecting on the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the Capitol ceremony.
“Justice Ginsburg’s dissents were not cries of defeat,” Holtzblatt said of Ginsburg’s supreme court opinions. “They were blueprints for the future.”
A rabbi just sang Min HaMetzar to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is the first Jewish person to lie in state at the Capitol.
From a Politico reporter:
House speaker Nancy Pelosi said she welcomed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Capitol with “profound sorrow and deep sympathy to the Ginsburg family.”
The Democratic speaker noted Ginsburg’s casket is resting on a wooden catafalque built in 1865 for Abraham Lincoln.
A military honor guard has carried Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket into Statuary Hall for this morning’s ceremony honoring the late supreme court justice.
Ginsburg is the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state.
House speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the first lawmaker to deliver remarks at the ceremony.
The Democratic presidential ticket, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, are now both seated in Statuary Hall for the ceremony honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
According to a CBS News reporter, this marks the first time Biden and Harris have been together in person since last month’s Democratic convention.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has arrived at the Capitol to attend this morning’s ceremony honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The president paid his respects to Ginsburg yesterday at the supreme court, where he was booed by those assembled there for her public viewing.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket has arrived at the Capitol, where she will lie in state today.
Ginsburg will be the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state at the Capitol, House speaker Nancy Pelosi noted yesterday.
Lawmakers, including Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, have already started arriving in Statuary Hall for this morning’s ceremony to honor Ginsburg.
This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Martin Belam.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows attacked FBI Director Christopher Wray for not backing up Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraid.
Meadows told CBS News this morning, “With all due respect to Director Wray, he has a hard time finding emails in his own FBI, let alone figuring out whether there’s any kind of voter fraud.”
Meadows’ comments come one day after Wray told the Senate homeland security committee that the FBI had not seen evidence of a national voter fraud effort.
“We have not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election whether it’s by mail or otherwise,” Wray said.
“We have seen voter fraud at the local level from time to time, so my comments should in no way be construed as minimizing how seriously we take our responsibility to investigate such incidents.”
Trump has been trying to sow doubts about the legitimacy of the presidential election by claiming voting by mail will be tainted by widespread fraud, even though voter fraud is actually very rare.
Tom McCarthy reports for us on how attorney general William Barr appears to see himself locked in a historic struggle against literal evil, and he appears to regard the upcoming election as the climactic battle.
Read it here: ‘His abuses have escalated’: Barr’s kinship with Trump fuels election fears
And that is it from me in London. I’m handing over to Joan Greve, and I will see you here, same time, same place, next week…
It feels like the news is quite court heavy today, what with the Justice department seeking immediate action to ban WeChat [see 8:11], a federal judge insisting that the US census must carry on through October [see 7:32] and Trump’s attempt to stop his tax returns being handed over to a New York prosecutor [see 6:52]. But there’s more.
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, faces a hearing on whether he should be sent to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges that could put him in prison for life.
Rittenhouse was arrested at his home in Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he shot and killed two protesters and injured a third on the streets of Kenosha on 25 August.
His attorneys have said Rittenhouse acted in self-defense and have portrayed him as a courageous patriot who was exercising his right to bear arms during unrest. He has become a bit of a cause célèbre among right-wing and gun rights circles.
Rittenhouse is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the killing of two protesters and attempted intentional homicide in the wounding of a third. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of underage firearm possession for wielding a semi-automatic rifle.
A judge in Lake County, Illinois, is expected to rule on whether to send Rittenhouse to Kenosha to face the charges. A judge postponed a decision on his transfer last month after Rittenhouse’s public defender at the time asked for a delay in the extradition hearing so he had time to hire a private attorney.
Rittenhouse, who has been in custody in Illinois since his arrest, appears to have few options to fight the extradition.His lawyers could argue that he’s mentally unfit and isn’t cooperating with them, which could delay the process, former Illinois judge and prosecutor David Erickson told the Associated Press.
“A prosecutor has to show that a crime was committed in the state of Wisconsin and, more likely than not, this is the guy,” he said.
Cheryl T. Bormann, a Chicago-area defense lawyer who’s not involved in the case, said fighting extradition is a “losing proposition” and that Rittenhouse’s guilt or innocence has no role in whether Illinois will honor Wisconsin’s request.
“The only real defense to extradition would be that Kyle Rittenhouse is not Kyle Rittenhouse. In other words, his lawyer would have to show that they got the wrong guy,” Bormann said.