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2023-11-25 20:30:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0BA3585281831080F619F8A37C5439E29869F2C5B249ED0C4DDFECBB85EAF4C3
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SCOTUS, who don't cite reasons often, declined Chauvin's appeal. Medical experts testified Floyd's death was due to knee restraint, not drugs, which were not at lethal levels. The fairness of Chauvin's trial, including venue & jury choices, was upheld https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-george-floyd-autopsy-new-892530421961 https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-expert-lack-of-oxygen-killed-floyd-b1092d8b70ea934776161355fdf171a4 https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/21/fact-check-george-floyd-autopsy-ruled-his-death-homicide/7317557002/ https://time.com/6337582/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-killing-george-floyd/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/21/did-derek-chauvin-receive-fair-trial-killing-george-floyd/7324749002/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/11/03/george-floyd-was-murdered-did-not-die-of-drug-overdose-fact-check/71410099007/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56818766 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/no-change-in-george-floyds-cause-of-death-despite-viral-false-claims/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/16/fact-check-fentanyl-george-floyd-not-enough-to-cause-death/7239448002/ https://factcheck.afp.com/george-floyd-did-not-die-drug-overdose https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/30/facebook-posts/no-autopsy-doesnt-say-george-floyd-died-overdose/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/25/blog-posting/two-autopsies-found-george-floyds-death-was-homici/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56670912 https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/11/24/how-the-supreme-court-decides-which-cases-to-hear
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