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Crime, Law and Justice

Man charged in fatal stabbing at Edina bus stop

A Minneapolis man has been charged with murder in a fatal stabbing at a bus stop in Edina on Nov. 22, in what the victim’s family called a “random act of violence.”
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Republican officials of Arizona’s Cochise County face criminal charges after they risked more than 47,000 people’s votes for the 2022 midterm elections by refusing to certify them by the deadline.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Man serving life for 2004 murder makes his case for innocence

Man serving life for 2004 murder makes his case for innocence

A man serving life in prison for a 2004 murder got the rare chance on Tuesday to argue in court for his exoneration. Attorneys from the Great North Innocence Project are asking a judge to overturn the conviction of Marvin Haynes in the shooting death of Harry “Randy” Sherer.
by Matt Sepic

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Owners of store in George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis over lost business

Owners of store in George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis over lost business

The owners of Cup Foods, now known as Unity Foods, argue that customers were deterred after city officials’ decided to install temporary concrete barriers near the site from June 2020 until the following year. 
by Jon Collins

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Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant

Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant

The students filed a federal complaint alleging discrimination after the school district suspended them for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a recent school protest. The district says free speech rights aren’t unfettered on school property.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.

Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.

Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son “is confronting a life of disability.”
by Brian Mann

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Despite legalization, cannabis can still have legal impact for immigrants who aren’t U.S. citizens

Despite legalization, cannabis can still have legal impact for immigrants who aren’t U.S. citizens

On Aug. 1, Minnesota became the 23rd state in the country to legalize cannabis for recreational use. But cannabis continues to be a Schedule 1 drug under federal law, which could have consequences for non U.S. citizens. 
by Sarah Thamer

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Few details released following the stabbing of Derek Chauvin in prison

Few details released following the stabbing of Derek Chauvin in prison

A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday that Derek Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona. The medium-security prison has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages.
by The Associated Press

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