The Army approved the activation of 250 District of Columbia National Guard members beginning Tuesday and lasting through May 9 in response to potential “First Amendment demonstrations” in the capital as anticipation mounts ahead of a jury decision in the criminal case stemming from George Floyd’s death.

The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has concluded, and a jury is deliberating on whether to convict or acquit the man filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes.