The officers had been found guilty of witness tampering in the fatal 2023 beating

The ruling cited concerns about the appearance of bias, pointing to comments that the judge who presided over the trial of three former police officers reportedly made afterward.

The officers had been found guilty of witness tampering in the fatal 2023 beating

Three former Memphis officers convicted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in 2023 will have new federal trials. They were acquitted of state charges.