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With cameras capturing every word, the pressure is on for the Georgia judge over Trump’s indictment

By Sudhin Thanawala - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, on June 25, 2021. An attorney for Chauvin will ask an appeals court Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, to throw out his convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that numerous legal and procedural errors deprived him of his right to a fair trial. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Derek Chauvin case: Court to hear appeal of ex-officer in murder of George Floyd

Associated Press

Community members lay flowers down near gravestone markers at the 'Say Their Names' cemetery Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in Floyd killing until 2023

By Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti - Associated Press

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020, shows, from left, former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. The former policer officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes as the 46-year-old Black man was handcuffed and facedown on the street on May 25, 2020. A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday, April 11, 2022 on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of the three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Judge weighs cameras in next trial over George Floyd’s death

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

In this June 25, 2021, file image taken from pool video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin, convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case, according to documents filed Thursday., Sept. 23, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Derek Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentence in George Floyd death

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing, Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin faces decades in prison for the May 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Judge won’t change ‘trauma’ wording in Chauvin memo

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2021, file image taken from video, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks to the media at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. The judge who handled former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death is being asked to reconsider his decision not to include trauma to child witnesses as one of the aggravating factors in determining Chauvin's sentence. Attorney General Ellison, in a filing Thursday, July 8, 2021, said Judge Peter Cahill's decision was wrong and risks further harming children at the scene by discounting their trauma. (Court TV via AP, Pool File)

Judge is asked to change ‘trauma’ wording in Chauvin memo

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd is seen Friday, June 25, 2021, during victim impact statements as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over the sentencing of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin was being sentenced Friday on a second-degree murder charge in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

‘I miss you’: George Floyd’s daughter Gianna leads off Chauvin sentencing hearing

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Preschool children visit the site where George Floyd was murdered by then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, as the kids took a field trip to the memorial, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Derek Chauvin could face sentence of decades in prison for George Floyd’s murder

By Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Judge postpones trial for 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd’s death

By Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 19, 2021, file image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, accompanied by defendant, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, speaks to the judge at the Hennepin County courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Prosecutors fought hard to add a third-degree murder charge against Chauvin, but a conviction on that charge alone could set up a problematic scenario for them. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

EXPLAINER: Can Chauvin get his convictions tossed on appeal?

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Court record: Chauvin to be sentenced June 16 in Floyd death

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

This booking photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections shows Derek Chauvin on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted Tuesday, April 20 of murder and manslaughter in the 2020 death of George Floyd. (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP)

EXPLAINER: Chauvin jury could stay anonymous for a long time

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is taken into custody as his attorney Eric Nelson, left, watches, after his bail was revoked after he was found guilty on all three counts in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd

By Valerie Richardson and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill dresses the court after the judge put the trial into the hands of the jury. Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

EXPLAINER: How will jury deliberations work in Chauvin case?

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, with defendant former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, prepares to question a witness as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

EXPLAINER: Judge lets jury decide Floyd’s remark about drugs

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

In this image from video, Morries Hall appears via video as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill discusses motions before the court Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.(Court TV via AP, Pool)

EXPLAINER: Is defense blaming acquaintance in Floyd’s death?

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

In this screen grab from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, defendant and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and Nelson's assistant Amy Voss, back, introduce themselves to jurors as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over jury selection in the trial of Chauvin Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)

EXPLAINER: How is officer’s duty relevant to Floyd case?

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, defendant former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and Nelson's assistant Amy Voss, back, introduce themselves to jurors as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over jury selection in the trial of Chauvin, Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Jury set for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death; starts Monday

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

In this screen grab from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill discusses pre-trial motions, prior to continuing jury selection, Friday, March 19, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

14th juror seated for ex-officer’s trial in Floyd’s death

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press