Crime, Law and Justice

Right-leaning groups say MN 15 prosecution violates free speech of anti-ICE activists
Free speech and conservative legal groups are urging a federal judge to order prosecutors to release documents in the Minnesota activists conspiracy case that defendants say could reveal political targeting and First Amendment violations tied to a Trump administration directive.
Minneapolis police officers on responding to Annunciation shooting, one year later
Inspector Ryan Kelly and officers Valeria Perez Martinez and Liban Ibrahim were among the first responders on the scene of the shooting at Annunciation Church and School. Minnesota Now heard from the three officers in interviews conducted and shared by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states.
Inside Trump’s failed hunt for noncitizen voters
To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So far, the effort has produced meager results.
Alex Pretti's parents, sister call for accountability, seven months after he was fatally shot by federal agents
“We really want to get the facts out, of what happened to Alex that day,” Michael Pretti said. “I mean — we’ve seen what happened. The videos are pretty clear. But we want justice. We want accountability ... for the people that did this to Alex.”
Judge orders federal government to justify spying at Minneapolis church
An alliance of churches involved in a February injunction filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to order the government to explain why it shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating the injunction.