Court asked to void verdict against ex-cop in Floyd's murder

An attorney for Derek Chauvin is planning to ask an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer’s convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that numerous legal and procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial.

Texas board denies posthumous pardon for George Floyd

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had initially decided last October to unanimously recommend that Floyd become just the second person in Texas since 2010 to receive a posthumous pardon from the governor.