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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 

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

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

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. MPR'S Brian Bakst was in the courtroom, and he joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.

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.

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