NM in Focus

April 23, 2021 – 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. 

Correspondent: 
Matt Grubs, NMiF Senior Producer 

Guests:   
Frances Crockett Carpenter, attorney  
Laura Schauer Ives, attorney  
Carolyn Nichols, attorney