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Protests and celebrations broke out across the country after Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation Tuesday evening after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of all charges in the death of George Floyd.

George Floyd’s civil legal team, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and former President Barack Obama weighed in following former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.

With the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, prosecutors will begin turning their attention to making their case against three others who took part in the fatal arrest.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local leaders and activists were weighing in Tuesday with their reactions to the three guilty verdicts against former Minnesota officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Here is a sampling of their comments. Memphis pastor Devante Hill, who was involved in organizing Black Lives Matter protests in Memphis last year […]

Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will likely seek to overturn his murder and manslaughter convictions by arguing that the jury was prejudiced by media coverage and a settlement in the civil case brought by George Floyd’s family, though his odds of success are slim, legal experts said.

Verdict: Unintentional 2nd degree murder: Guilty Third-degree murder: Guilty Second-degree manslaughter: Guilty Bail was revoked and Chauvin was returned to the custody of the county sheriff. ****** MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black […]

A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis.

The jury continues deliberations Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer charged in the death of George Floyd.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Ben Crump, a nationally-known trial lawyer and civil rights advocate who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin and George Floyd, has been retained by the family of an Austin-East Magnet high school student who was killed in an officer-involved shooting. Crump confirmed Monday on Twitter that he has been retained […]

Blood was also smeared on the house that once belonged to Barry Brodd, a retired police officer who was on the stand in the Minneapolis murder trial last week