The high court did not specify why it declined to take up the appeal and did not indicate whether any justices would have heard the case.
Mr. Chauvin's case shows the profound difficulties trial courts have to ensure a criminal defendant's right to an impartial jury consistently when extreme cases arise," Chauvin's legal team told the Supreme Court.
Chauvin's legal team had argued his case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, but that court upheld his conviction back in April and declined to give him a new trial.
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