The federal trial for the Tyre Nichols civil case was pushed back to July 2026 Friday afternoon. The delay will provide time for new evidence.

The lawsuit filed by Nichols' mother blames the former Memphis Police officers and the department's "aggressive policing" for his death.

The date for the third and final trial over the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police was pushed back for the second time. Nichols’ family’s $550 million lawsuit against the City of Memphis will go in front of a jury on July 13,

Judge Mark Norris made the ruling after attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ estate and his mother argued the DOJ investigation into the Memphis Police Department contained further evidence for the civil rights lawsuit.

The trial was pushed back for several reasons, including so that attorneys could comb through the Department of Justice's pattern or practice investigation into MPD and to wait until after the state trial for the officers charged with murdering Tyre Nichols.

The family of Tyre Nichols, their attorney Ben Crump and community members will come together on January 7 to honor him and to mark two years since his death at the hands of Memphis Police officers.