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Judge imposes gag order on attorneys in George Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday imposed a gag order on attorneys in the case involving four former Minneapolis police officers who are charged in the death of George Floyd.

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill issued his order the day after he pointed out that two or more attorneys granted interviews or talked to the news media. Cahill didn’t name the attorneys, but defense attorney Earl Gray spoke to the Star Tribune and WCCO-AM about his motion to dismiss charges against his client, former Officer Thomas Lane.

The judge said in his order that continuing pretrial publicity in the case would increase the risk of tainting the potential jury pool and “will impair all parties’ right to a fair trial.” Cahill previously warned that he would likely move the trials or trial — if the four are tried together — out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family members didn’t stop speaking out about the case.

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