A jury took just ten and a half hours to find former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin unanimously guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd. But with Chauvin, 45, almost certain to appeal, the politically explosive case could be far from over. With nine out of every ten appeals refused … Read more
An alternate juror who was on standby during Derek Chauvin’s trial said on Thursday that she would have convicted him too if she’d been called to serve. Lisa Christensen sat through the trial, ready to step in, along with one other alternate juror who had been selected. She is the first of any of the jurors … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the jury forewoman of being tainted by anti-Trump political bias. US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejected Stone’s claim that the jury forewoman was biased against … Read more