The 27 defendants were arrested by University of Minnesota police in January for unlawful assembly after they staged a noise protest outside the Graduate Hotel.
Lemon pleaded not guilty in February to federal civil rights charges, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor.
News of O’Hara’s sudden departure — and details about the investigations — brought statements of sharp criticism of the mayor and the police chief from some city council members and community groups.
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Docherty denied requests in February for five separate search warrants, including for YouTube information of independent journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon. The judge said the search warrant requests didn’t meet basic legal standards.
The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a discrimination lawsuit led by former Miami Dolphins head coach and current Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator Brian Flores against the NFL, allowing the case to proceed toward trial.
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