Access again an issue at federal trial in Floyd’s killing
A closed hearing in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's killing was canceled Friday after prosecutors and the media... More
January 21, 2022
George Floyd, a black man, was killed on May 25, 2020, after police officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes outside a convenience store where Floyd was suspected of using a counterfeit bill.
A closed hearing in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's killing was canceled Friday after prosecutors and the media... More
January 21, 2022
Under long-standing federal court rules, the proceedings are not being livestreamed or broadcast to the public. More
January 21, 2022
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday... More
January 20, 2022
Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing, with a judge dismissing potential jurors for... More
January 20, 2022
Jury selection begins Thursday in the federal case against J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who also face a state trial later this year... More
January 19, 2022
A state court trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd has been rescheduled for June 13, after both... More
January 19, 2022
A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's... More
January 18, 2022
Trial against Thao, Lane and Kueng is slated to begin Jan. 20. The former officers are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. More
January 12, 2022
Tou Thao, J. Kueng and Thomas Lane face a Jan. 20 trial for allegations that they deprived Floyd of his rights while acting under government authority. More
January 11, 2022
Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd's death will go on trial Jan. 20. More
January 6, 2022
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has not said whether he will posthumously pardon Floyd this year for a 2004 drug arrest in Houston. More
December 21, 2021
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal count alleging he willfully deprived George Floyd of his rights during the May... More
December 15, 2021
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. More
December 15, 2021
Minneapolis ex-cop Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd 's civil rights according to notice sent by... More
December 13, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Washington Post reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd, from his family history in the tobacco fields of... More
November 10, 2021
The judge who presided over the trial of Derek Chauvin has made public the names of jurors who convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of... More
November 2, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who oversaw the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Monday that he will make the names... More
October 25, 2021
Derek Chauvin has hired an attorney to represent him as he appeals his murder conviction in the death of George Floyd. More
October 18, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released video that shows Minneapolis police officers talking about “hunting people” during unrest following the death of George More
October 7, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to have a public defender More
October 6, 2021
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence. More
September 24, 2021
Derek Chauvin was convicted earlier this year on state charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's death. More
September 16, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge has suspended Minnesota's new stricter standards on when police can use deadly force, halting a change in state... More
September 14, 2021
At federal arraignment hearings, defendants can have the charges read to them, and not guilty pleas are typically entered. More
September 14, 2021
In the second trial involving the death of George Floyd, attorneys for former police officer J. Alexander Keung have filed to exclude audio and video... More
August 24, 2021
Prosecutors asked a judge to reject a request by media to unseal the names of the jurors who convicted ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of... More
August 16, 2021
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A coalition of news media outlets has asked the judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin... More
August 4, 2021
Former Officers Keung, Thao and Lane have asked that their federal trials be held separately from that of Derek Chauvin. Chauvin has already been convicted... More
August 3, 2021
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are asking More
August 3, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd's life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against More
July 7, 2021