COVID Response Changes and Civil Rights Attorneys Talk What Comes Next After Chauvin Trial | 5.3.21

In this episode, The Line opinion panel explores the impact of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new pandemic public health plan. With New Mexico aggressively vaccinating its population, the governor announced this week that the state could reopen businesses with few restrictions by the end of June. A group of leading civil rights attorneys gathers for a discussion of the impact on New Mexico of the George Floyd murder and subsequent conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd’s death at the hand of Minneapolis Police spurred a New Mexico law that addresses legal protections for police officers. Host:  Gene Grant  Line Opinion Panel:   Dan Boyd, Capitol bureau chief, Albuquerque Journal Dede Feldman, former state senator  Ed Perea, attorney  Segments: Civil Rights and the Chauvin Verdict Correspondent:   Matt Grubs, NMiF Senior Producer  Guests:  Frances Crockett Carpenter, attorney  Joseph Kennedy, attorney  Carolyn Nichols, attorney  Laura Schauer Ives, attorney