Judge Peter Cahill had ordered earlier that the jurors' identities be kept secret for at least 180 days after the verdict. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted in April of killing Floyd, a Black man, and was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. The media coalition, which includes The Associated Press, asked Cahill earlier this month to release the information immediately, saying there was no known threat to juror safety that would warrant keeping their names sealed. And he said the media coalition is downplaying the risks. The media coalition this month also raised similar concerns about the decision by a different judge to keep jurors' names sealed in the manslaughter trial in November of former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter.

Source: thestar August 16, 2021 23:26 UTC