{
  "id": 2019577,
  "title": "Derek Chauvin asks state to reconsider George Floyd murder conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/derek-chauvin-asks-state-to-reconsider-george-floyd-murder-conviction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:21:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6039835-chauvin-requests-state-murder-charge-dismissal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, is requesting a dismissal of state murder charges in this case. This is the third time that the former police officer has asked to have these charges dismissed. His previous two petitions have been denied. Chauvin’s attorneys filed a petition in...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}