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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer

MPR News reporter Brian Bakst on Chauvin's guilty plea in federal civil rights case

A court sketching of four people in a teleconference hearing.
Judge Hildy Bowbeer (top left), federal prosecuting attorney LeeAnn Bell, Derek Chauvin and his attorney Eric Nelson appear in a federal court hearing on Sept. 16.
Cedric Hohnstadt for MPR News

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was in federal court Wednesday morning for a half-hour hearing in which he pleaded guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin is already serving a Minnesota state sentence of 22 1/2 years for the murder of Floyd. Chauvin was also indicted on an separate incident.

MPR News reporter Brian Bakst was in the courtroom. He joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.

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