Democracy Now host Amy Goodman, along with two of the syndicated radio show's producers, have settled a lawsuit stemming from their detainment during the 2008 Republican National Convention for $100,000. Last year the trio filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments, along with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and Secret Service personnel.

The four remaining members of the so-called RNC 8 pleaded guilty this morning to gross misdemeanor charges that will not result in any jail time. Defendants Rob Czernick and Max Spektor pleaded to one count each of conspiracy to commit riot, while Garrett Fitzgerald and Nathanael Secor pleaded to one count each of conspiracy to destroy property.

The single largest civil lawsuit stemming from police actions during the 2008 Republican National Convention will be subject to a settlement conference on Thursday. Thirty two individuals have sued the City of St. Paul and six police officers in U.S. District Court for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by wrongly arresting them and utilizing excessive force.

Minneapolis has submitted a bid to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Proposed sites include Target Center, the Metrodome, TCF Bank Stadium and the Minneapolis Convention Center. The city's even come up with a nice dull tag line: "Resourceful, Ready and Reliable."

A staff writer and a freelance writer for the St. Paul Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota won first-place awards Thursday night in the Minnesota Newspaper Association's 2009-2010 Better Newspaper Contest.

In today’s Star Tribune, Ramsey County Attorney and 2010 DFL gubernatorial candidate Susan Gaertner editorialized about how the court system is stretched too thin to ...

In today’s Star Tribune, Ramsey County Attorney and 2010 DFL gubernatorial candidate Susan Gaertner editorialized about how the court system is stretched too thin to ...

“Criminal intelligence data may be shared with: …(2) a law enforcement agency to charge a person with a crime or allege that a juvenile is ...

“Criminal intelligence data may be shared with: …(2) a law enforcement agency to charge a person with a crime or allege that a juvenile is ...

The RNC Public Safety Review Commission report (PDF / website), spearheaded by former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy Luger, got ...