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Minnesota’s largest bail fund became famous in 2020. Now it’s changing direction

Minnesota’s largest bail fund became famous in 2020. Now it’s changing direction

The Minnesota Freedom Fund is a bail fund, focused on paying the bail of people jailed ahead of trial. But last week, the organization announced a change in course. By the end of this month, it will no longer be directly paying bail.
by Emily Bright and Gretchen Brown

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Voting rights advocates tout success of new law in getting formerly incarcerated people to the polls

Voting rights advocates tout success of new law in getting formerly incarcerated people to the polls

A change in Minnesota law allows people convicted of felonies to vote after they have been released from incarceration. About 20 percent of people who were previously barred from voting went to the polls — a number that was higher than some advocates expected.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Twin Cities international students beat DHS in federal court

Twin Cities international students beat DHS in federal court

Following lawsuits, the Department of Homeland Security restored records in the government’s Student Exchange Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, for Rattanand Ratsantiboon and Ziliang Jin.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case

Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case

A Minnesota state trooper charged in early May with producing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child is facing additional counts after a federal grand jury reviewed the case.
by Matt Sepic

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Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody

Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody

“I keep winning in the courts, but I am still detained,” says Doğukan Günaydın, in a newly filed document in his lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, which has appealed a judge’s decision to have him freed on bond.
by Sarah Thamer

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Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.
by Scott Neuman

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