Derek Chauvin Archives

Derek Chauvin, the white police officer convicted at a separate state trial last year of murdering Floyd, has already pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating the 46-year-old Black man's civil rights by failing to give medical aid.

A former Minneapolis officer was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in the ...

Earlier, twelve Republican lawmakers wrote to Biden urging him not to support a proposal by South Africa and India to temporarily waive from Intellectual Property (IP) rules amid the coronavirus pandemic

Biden urges Congress to pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

by Bongisipho Magcaba

29 April 2021, 9:00 AM

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US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass a police reform bill in the name of George Floyd - ...

A view of the "Say Their Names" cemetery on the day of verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis police face US bias probe after Floyd murder verdict

by Celestine Hendricks

22 April 2021, 6:05 AM

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The US Justice Department on Wednesday launched a sweeping civil investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis following a jury’s verdict ...

Chauvin's attorneys will have to notify the trial court within 60 days if they plan to appeal.

Chauvin likely to appeal, claiming trial tainted by civil settlement, media coverage

by Richard Brooks

21 April 2021, 4:23 AM

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Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will likely seek to overturn his murder and manslaughter convictions by arguing that the jury ...

The Democratic president said the protests seen in the United States after Floyd's killing were something the nation had not witnessed since the civil rights movement and had unified people of different races.

Biden calls Chauvin verdict a ‘giant step’ toward justice in the United States

by Richard Brooks

21 April 2021, 2:37 AM

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President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the guilty verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with ...

The reaction of crowds assembled outside Hennepin County Government Center, the building where the trial was held, was also jubilant.

Nervous anticipation turns to joy as former police officer Chauvin found guilty

by Richard Brooks

21 April 2021, 12:30 AM

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Nervous crowds awaiting a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin erupted in jubilation on Tuesday after the jury found ...

The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, criminally liable in Floyd's death last year after considering three weeks of testimony from 45 witnesses, including bystanders, police officials and medical experts.

Minneapolis ex-policeman Chauvin convicted of murder in Floyd case

by Richard Brooks

20 April 2021, 11:31 PM

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Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest ...

Demonstrators listen to speakers during a march downtown after the closing statements in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis.

Jurors reach verdict in Chauvin trial in Minneapolis

by Richard Brooks

20 April 2021, 10:15 PM

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The jury said it has reached a verdict on its second day of deliberations in the trial of Derek Chauvin, ...

Jury to hear opening arguments in Derek Chauvin trial for George Floyd’s death

by Bomkazi Malobola

29 March 2021, 3:01 PM

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A jury will gather on Monday to hear whether the deadly arrest of George Floyd, which ignited a global protest ...

Chauvin was fired and charged last week with third-degree murder, after kneeling on the neck of George Floyd who begged for air.

All four ex-cops charged in George Floyd death

by Richard Brooks

4 June 2020, 2:00 AM

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Minnesota's Attorney General on Wednesday increased the charge against fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder in the ...