Court TV plans to air the trials of the men accused of killing George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, among others, in the coming months.
The true-life crime channel announced on Tuesday that it will broadcast the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who is charged with murdering Floyd in late May, and the case State of Georgia v. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan, which relates to the Atlanta shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in February.
“Given the current news climate in our country at the moment, there are trials ahead that represent some of the biggest, most critical and relevant cases we’ve seen in modern history,” Scott Tufts, Court TV senior vice president, said in a press release. “Court TV will be there, bringing viewers unrivaled access and insight into those cases as well as all the other compelling trials on the docket.”
The press release said Court TV’s coverage will be led by its on-air team of anchors, legal correspondents, and veteran crime and justice journalists.
The deaths of Floyd and Arbery, both black men, have become catalysts for a nationwide movement to protest racial inequality and police brutality. Demonstrations have taken place in cities across the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A judge has set the next hearing in the Chauvin case for Sept. 11 and has set a tentative trial date of March 8. A trial date for the three murder suspects in the Arbery case has yet to be set. All three men have pleaded not guilty.
Court TV also announced its plan to cover other cases, including R. Kelly’s sexual abuse trial in New York, the murder trial of Robert Durst, and the case of Lori Vallow.
