Minnesota Lawyer

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A new public-private initiative recently kicked off a four-week virtual event intended to increase understanding of addiction, treatment and recovery within Minnesota’s justice system.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has cleared the way for Minneapolis to vote on the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed.

Some Black employees at Supervalu distribution center in Hopkins have found a hostile work environment at the least, and a threatening and dangerous one on occasion.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded not guilty to violating the civil rights of a teenager in a case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on George Floyd.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in 2017.

The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take up a dispute over whether Minneapolis residents will decide a ballot question on the future of policing in the city where George Floyd died in police custody.

Hennepin County District Judge Jamie Anderson said the new language “does not ensure that voters are able to understand the essential purpose of the proposed amendment. It is unreasonable and misleading.”

Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the federal charges against them.

The leader of an Illinois militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Bloomington mosque was sentenced Monday to 53 years in prison.