The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the appeal of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder conviction over the summer 2020 death of George Floyd.

Without comment, the justices refused to consider Chauvin's claims that his constitutional right to a fair trial was violated, according to an order on Monday.

HALEY CALL TO 'VERIFY EVERYBODY' REVIVES OLD DEBATES OVER ANONYMOUS SPEECH

Chauvin, who is white, was charged with murdering Floyd, who is black, after a viral video surfaced on May 25, 2020, showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck while Floyd struggled to breathe. The incident provoked riots and protests across the country, inspired by racial justice and opposition to police brutality.

The former officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for second- and third-degree murder, and in his appeal to the Supreme Court, he alleged jurors were compelled to side against him to avoid further unrest.

“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 counsel told the high court. “This was particularly true here when the jurors themselves had a vested interest in finding Mr. Chauvin guilty in order to avoid further rioting in the community in which they lived and the possible threat of physical harm to them or their families.”

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Chauvin's appeals of his conviction have been repeatedly denied by state courts. On appeal in 2022, his counsel argued that due to the extensive pretrial publicity, his district court judge should have agreed to hold the trial outside of Minneapolis and sequester the jury.

Lawyers for the city of Minneapolis did not respond to Chauvin's Supreme Court petition.