Irish Examiner view: Rule of law extends beyond courtroom

Angela Harrelson, center, aunt of George Floyd, talks to supporters at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of Floyd.

Joe Biden has called the guilty verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd “a giant step” toward justice in the US.

That may well be the case but the murder and manslaughter convictions of Derek Chauvin are unlikely to mark the end of this racially divisive case.