Jackson was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King and became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades.
The state launched its investigation barely a week after George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020.
Jurors are deliberating in the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
All three are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care.
Essentially, prosecutors must prove that the officers knew what they were doing was wrong, but did it anyway.
Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January.
A Minnesota judge has rejected defense requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together.
Chauvin now faces two counts going forward: second-degree murder and manslaughter.
The former Minneapolis officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd has posted bond and has been released from prison.
The three-month summer stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day has both galvanized broad public support for the racial justice movement and exposed the obstacles to turning that support into concrete political and policy changes.