Susan Gaertner
FILE - In this May 25, 2020 file image from surveillance video, Minneapolis police Officers from left, Tou Thao, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are seen attempting to take George Floyd into custody in Minneapolis, Minn. The video was shown as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, March 29, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in the death of Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
For 3 ex-cops, will blaming Chauvin for Floyd's death work?

By Steve Karnowski Apr. 25, 2021 09:46 AM EDT

Dancers in native dress take part in a ceremony outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Minneapolis where the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began with jury selection. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Jury selection on pause for ex-cop charged in Floyd's death

By Amy Forliti And Steve Karnowski Mar. 07, 2021 11:51 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, addresses reporters outside the Hennepin County Family Justice Center in Minneapolis. Jury selection begins Monday, March 8, 2021, for Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Ellison is the lead prosecutor in the case. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd's death

By Amy Forliti Mar. 07, 2021 10:53 AM EST

FILE - In this April 23, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Taking over as lead prosecutor in George Floyd's death is giving Ellison a national platform to talk about race in America. And while Ellison is careful not to talk about details of the criminal cases against four Minneapolis police officers, he's grabbing the opportunity to raise issues about police reform that he's worked on in the past. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski File)
For Ellison, Floyd case brings pressure -- and opportunity

By Kathleen Hennessey Jun. 11, 2020 11:38 PM EDT