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.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection enters a third week Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Thirteen jurors have been seated for Derek Chauvin’s trial on murder and manslaughter charges, with the judge saying two more will be […] More
March 22, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge said Friday he won’t delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death over concerns that a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family could taint the jury pool, but he’ll allow limited evidence from a 2019 arrest. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of […] More
March 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd said Friday that he’ll allow the jury to hear some evidence about a prior arrest in which Floyd was found with drugs. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill partially granted a defense motion to allow evidence […] More
March 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just two more jurors were needed for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, as the judge prepared to rule Friday on two major motions — including whether to allow evidence from Floyd’s earlier 2019 arrest. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. […] More
March 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death argued Thursday over whether a forensic psychiatrist can testify about how people react to traumatic events, as both sides clash over how much the jury should hear of Floyd’s own actions. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live […] More
March 18, 2021
PODCAST: The death of George Floyd changed the world with a landmark twenty-seven-million-dollar settlement between the City of Minneapolis and the George Floyd family. More
March 18, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Concern appears to be fading that a massive settlement for George Floyd’s family would derail the trial of a former police officer accused in his death, with most potential jurors saying they had avoided news of the settlement or could set it aside. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN […] More
March 18, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed two jurors who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd’s death over concerns they had been tainted by the city’s announcement of a $27 million settlement with Floyd’s family. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek […] More
March 17, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death faced a possible setback Wednesday, as the judge prepared to recall seven jurors to see if they have been tainted by news of a $27 million settlement for the Floyd family. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of […] More
March 17, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death asked the judge again Tuesday to allow evidence of a previous arrest during which Floyd was found with drugs, a request the prosecutor derided as an attempt to “smear” Floyd’s character. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of […] More
March 16, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death are a diverse group, an element being closely scrutinized in a case where race plays such a central role. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Nine jurors […] More
March 16, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death said Monday that he’s “gravely concerned” that the announcement of a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family makes it impossible for his client to get a fair trial. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek […] More
March 15, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection continues Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, with the process halfway complete after the first week. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Seven people have been picked to hear evidence in the trial against Derek Chauvin, who is […] More
March 15, 2021
As attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death screen potential jurors, they’re on guard for anything that suggests jurors would help, or hurt, their side. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Prosecution and defense attorneys get a number of peremptory challenges […] More
March 15, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. The Minneapolis City Council emerged from closed session to announce the record settlement, […] More
March 12, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who said he has a “very negative” impression of Derek Chauvin nevertheless became the sixth juror selected for the former Minneapolis police officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death. The man, who told attorneys he could set that aside and consider the evidence in the case, was the only juror chosen Thursday […] More
March 12, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors trying a white former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death plan to use a legal doctrine called “spark of life” to humanize Floyd in front of jurors. It’s a doctrine with roots in a 1985 state Supreme Court case, and one that several legal experts said makes Minnesota a […] More
March 11, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reinstated the charge after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, failed to get […] More
March 11, 2021
PODCAST: 10 months after George Floyd lost his life in a confrontation with four Minneapolis police officers, the first criminal trial related to his death has begun. More
March 11, 2021
The issue of race looms large over the trial of a white former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death last May of George Floyd, a Black man. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin The racial makeup of the jury that will decide Derek Chauvin’s fate has been no exception, […] More
March 11, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Potential jurors in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial return Thursday to continue a selection process moving more quickly than expected. Meanwhile, the former policeman charged in George Floyd’s death faced the prospect of an additional third-degree murder charge. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Five jurors have […] More
March 11, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death questioned potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determine whether they’re more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement over evidence from other witnesses to the fatal confrontation. Judge Peter Cahill seated two more […] More
March 10, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death began Tuesday with the first potential juror excused after she revealed during questioning that she thought the way the officer acted was “not fair.” >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin […] More
March 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death is forging ahead with jury selection, even though a looming appellate ruling could halt the case and delay it for weeks or even months as the state tries to add a third-degree murder count. Prosecutors are asking the […] More
March 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis officer accused in the death of George Floyd was put on hold Monday while an appeals court considers whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against him. Derek Chauvin is already facing a second-degree unintentional murder charge and a manslaughter charge. Floyd, who was Black, died […] More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek […] More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection begins Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin’s trial, which is expected to last weeks, will be overseen by an experienced judge and argued by skilled attorneys on both sides. It will be streamed online for the world to see […] More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible forgery at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man later identified as George […] More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe will be decided by 12 Hennepin County residents picked after extensive grilling about their views on police and the justice system. Jury selection begins Monday in the trial […] More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday ordered a judge to reconsider adding a third-degree murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, handing a potential victory to prosecutors. >>>How to Watch: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin A three-judge panel said Hennepin County […] More
March 5, 2021
