Derek Chauvin Trial

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to a federal count alleging he willfully deprived George Floyd of his rights during the May 25, 2020, arrest that led to the Black man’s death.

George Floyd’s Nephew Brandon Williams said that “22 and a half years” was not enough after the Derek Chauvin sentencing Friday.

Floyd Family Attorney Ben Crump spoke after former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin received the longest sentence ever for a police officer for murder in the state of Minnesota. “This should not be the exception when a Black person is killed by brutality by the police,” said Crump. “It should be the norm.”

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn., after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. Here is a timeline of what happened in the year following Floyd’s death.

Three women have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the one-time Northern California home of a former police officer who testified on behalf of the former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin by splashing pig blood on it and leaving a pig’s head near the front porch.

A federal grand jury indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, finding they had violated Floyd’s constitutional rights.

Derek Chauvin, the officer convicted of killing George Floyd, is now setting the groundwork for a possible appeal. Chauvin’s attorney filed a motion for a new trial weeks after the guilty verdict, arguing that legal issues led to the conviction. Attorney and MSNBC/NBC News legal expert Danny Cevallos explains.

An attorney for Derek Chauvin filed a motion asking for a new trial, alleging jury misconduct.

Actor and director Regina King is acknowledging the difficult year during an opening straight out of the movies for the 2021 Oscars

At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

The unique circumstances surrounding Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death could offer the former Minneapolis police officer some shot at winning a retrial on appeal, though most legal experts agree it’s a long shot

The family of Rudy Cardenas went through something similar to what George Floyd’s family just did. They say that they see painful parallels but also see progress following the verdict of Derek Chauvin Tuesday.

In the moments after a Minneapolis jury found former police office Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd, emotions were palpable in the city and across the nation. NBCLX storyteller Mackenzie Behm revisits the moments after the verdict.

Before the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial, Floyd family attorney Justin Miller spoke about the emotional trauma the family was still dealing with. You can get fairness with a verdict, “but it’s not justice, because a person died, they lost their life and we can never get them back,” Miller said.

What was different about the Chauvin trial wasn’t the verdict, though it felt rare after other cops had been let off the hook for using force on people of color. It was the millions of people who used the case as a rallying cry to call for real change. But it’s just one case. Aya Gruber, professor of law at...

The three weeks of the Derek Chauvin trial featured dozens of witnesses and hundreds of pages of evidence. But within all that information, there were a few key moments that ultimately turned the jury to a guilty verdict. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson breaks them down with the help of NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos.

Relatives of George Floyd shared their thoughts after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in Floyd’s death.

In Minneapolis, hundreds cheered outside the Hennepin County District Courthouse after Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd. On Twitter, public figures and activists stressed that there’s still much work to be done.

Floyd family attorney L. Chris Stewart addressed the media after a jury in Minnesota found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on three counts in the death of George Floyd.