Real Talk with Roshini

Scott Tufts is the Vice President of Court TV. Scott previews how Court TV’s three cameras will be the only ones inside the largest courthouse at Hennepin County for the Chauvin Trial from jury selection through post-verdict. Requests came from all over the world to tap into Court TV’s feed. Scott shares how you can watch and how Court TV helped the courts navigate COVID-19.

Prospective jurors got a 13-page juror questionnaire. Jury selection in the Derek Chauvin trial starts March 8th and is sure to have some twists the regular public might not be aware of. Retired State Court Judge Kevin Burke walks us through what attorneys on both sides face as well as jury protection issues during this high-profile trial. Plus, why this trial could still get moved out of Hennepin County.

Betsy Roder is the Executive Director of New York Mills Regional Cultural Center.

Which is more important? To Win or to Play by the Rules? That’s the 2021 Great American Think-Off question. A contest that exhibits civil disagreement between powerful ideas that connect to your life at a gut level. In this 28th annual event, you compete with a 750-word essay due by April 1st. Four finalists each win $500 and an all-expense paid trip to New York Mills in June and of course, bragging rights.

Hamline & University of Minnesota Law professor David Schultz joins Roshini to talk hot trials. Professor Schultz walks us through the pre-trial appeals and rulings in the Chauvin trial. Plus, are we done with Trump’s Impeachment items now that the US Senate voted to acquit?

Jimmy Sengenberger shares how student loan debt became a national crisis and why he says Biden’s forgiveness plan will make it worse. Plus, he talks alternative solutions.