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Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration. That's according to two memos obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed against second trooper by family of Ricky Cobb II

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed against second trooper by family of Ricky Cobb II

Ricky Cobb’s mother Nyra Miller-Fields sued the troopers, alleging excessive force and that the extended traffic stop was unconstitutional. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. Miller-Fields is appealing the decision.
by Matt Sepic

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Police group sues state over release of undercover officers’ names

Police group sues state over release of undercover officers’ names

In August, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training sent independent journalist Tony Webster police licensing information in response to his data request, but failed to remove the names of officers who work undercover.
by Matt Sepic

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Officers won't face charges in fatal police shooting in Minneapolis

Officers won't face charges in fatal police shooting in Minneapolis

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it will not file charges against three Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot a man last June.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities area school employee charged with possesing child sexual abuse images

Twin Cities area school employee charged with possesing child sexual abuse images

A recess and traffic monitor in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District was arrested last week. Authorities say they have not found any indication that students at the schools he worked at were involved.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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U.S. border patrol agent from Minnesota fatally shot in Vermont near Canada

U.S. border patrol agent from Minnesota fatally shot in Vermont near Canada

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Canada that also left a suspect dead and another injured. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agent David Maland was killed following a traffic stop.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesotans among those pardoned for Jan. 6 riots on President Trump’s first day

Minnesotans among those pardoned for Jan. 6 riots on President Trump’s first day

The president’s move halted a trial for two southern Minnesota men that had been underway in Washington D.C., and it erased the criminal convictions of another seven people who took part in the insurrection.
by Matt Sepic

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