Derek Chauvin, the police officer found guilty of murder in the George Floyd case is about to take his appeal to the highest court in the land.

Yes, Chauvin and his lawyers are appealing his murder case before the Supreme Court in what is almost guaranteed to be a dynamite case.

This will capture the attention of the entire political world.

Chauvin is arguing that in 2021 he did not receive a fair trial because of the BLM riots and the continued threats of violence, including violence against the jury if he was found not guilty.

"This criminal trial generated the most amount of pretrial publicity in history," Chauvin's attorney William Morhmann said. "More concerning are the riots which occurred after George Floyd's death (and) led the jurors to all express concerns for their safety in the event they acquitted Mr. Chauvin — safety concerns which were fully evidenced by surrounding the courthouse in barbed wire and National Guard troops during the trial and deploying the National Guard throughout Minneapolis prior to jury deliberations."

Whether or not Chauvin committed the crime, it is clear from the trial and interviews after the trial that Chauvin faced a jury that was afraid to try the case fairly.

At least that's what his attorneys are arguing to the Supreme Court.

The Minnesota Supreme Court denied hearing this case from Chauvin, but now the plan is to take this case to the top.

However, Chauvin's hopes are slim.

Chauvin's appeal faces slim chances of being heard at SCOTUS, which receives thousands of case requests each year but only hears around 150.

If this case does make it to the Supreme Court, it would be possibly the most electric SCOTUS hearing in history.