Crime, Law and Justice

Kamala Harris made her national reputation as a sharp, partisan questioner in Senate hearings. As a vice presidential nominee, that may not be her approach in the next Supreme Court confirmation.

Union leaders at Waseca’s prison say an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak among workers and staff is the result of unsafe movement of COVID-positive prisoners into the facility.

A new round of demonstrations in U.S. cities was set off by outrage over a grand jury’s failure to bring homicide charges against the officers who burst into the Black woman’s apartment six months ago. 

Public support for protests against police brutality and racial injustice has fallen among Americans, according to a new poll.

Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse have launched a social media campaign depicting the Kenosha, Wis., shooter as not just a scared teenager acting in self-defense, but an American hero akin to the Minutemen who fought at the nation’s founding. 

In St. Paul, several hundred demonstrators rallied late Wednesday at the state Capitol before marching onto Interstate 94 at about 8 p.m., shutting down the eastbound lanes of the freeway.

The pandemic and recent unrest is driving Minnesotans to seek firearms for safety. However, gun rights and gun safety advocates urge new owners and permit holders to follow safety precautions. 

Social media disinformation, right-wing news outlets and even some of the nation’s most powerful leaders have stirred up a new boogeyman for many Americans to fear: antifa. President Trump has said the federal government would designate antifa as a “terrorist organization” and blamed it for violence at protests against racial injustice and police brutality. 

Interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said a suspect was in custody but did not offer details about whether that person was participating in the demonstrations. He says both officers are expected to recover, and one is undergoing surgery.

Chief Justice John Roberts says the words that best describe the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are “tough, brave, a fighter, a winner” but also “thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest.” Roberts was speaking Wednesday during a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.