MPR News PM Update

April 26, 2022

The judge overseeing the state trial of three former Minneapolis police officers for the killing of George Floyd now says he will not allow livestreaming of that trial this summer.

Judge Peter Cahill late Monday issued an order saying that current court rules do not allow live public broadcast of trials in the state, so he won't let cameras stream the proceedings against J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.

Cahill did allow livestreaming of the trial of their former colleague, Derek Chauvin, last year, and had previously indicated that livestreaming would happen this summer.

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