Ex-cop granted second chance to overturn landmark George Floyd case

Derek Chauvin was convicted of causing the man’s death after kneeling on his neck during an arrest in 2020 in the US state of Minnesota

A judge in the US state of Minnesota has granted former policeman Derek Chauvin’s legal team access to George Floyd’s heart tissue and fluid samples, in a bid to overturn the 2020 case.

Chauvin is simultaneously serving a 21-year federal sentence for civil rights violations, and a more than 22-year...