George Floyd Trial Judge is Taking No Chances with Protest Masks, Clothes
On 3/5/21 at 9:34 PM EST
A district court judge has ordered that spectators present at the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer charged with the May 25 murder of Black Minneapolis resident George Floyd, must only wear face masks or clothing that doesn t contain any slogans, logos, images, letters or numbers.
The orders, signed on March 1 by District Court Judge Peter Cahill, are just two of numerous court rules he has required to maintain order during the contentious trial.
Floyd s death at the hands of city police set off global racial justice protests against police brutality. The initial uprisings in Minneapolis lasted three days and resulted in a burned police precinct as well as over $350 million in damages citywide, according to Minnesota Public Radio.
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Thousands of police, sheriffs deputies and Minnesota National Guard members are ready to jump into action during the upcoming trial of the first of four officers charged in the killing of George Floyd.
State and local officials spent the last eight months planning for what Gov. Tim Walz called the most important trial in the country, in hopes of preventing a repeat of the riots that traumatized residents and burned businesses last summer.
Law enforcement leaders laid out a massive coordinated security plan Wednesday for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and said their goals are protecting First Amendment rights and preventing crime and violence.