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Crime, Law and Justice

Police board considers policy to keep licenses from cops affiliated with hate groups

Police board considers policy to keep licenses from cops affiliated with hate groups

As part of its minimum selection standards, the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board has been considering language that would prohibit licenses for officers who participate in hate or extremist groups.
by Jon Collins

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Supreme Court to hear controversial election-law case

Supreme Court to hear controversial election-law case

The "independent state legislature theory" could give state legislatures independent power to put in place all manner of election rules, without any available review by state courts.
by Nina Totenberg

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McDonald's franchise owners are caught violating child labor laws

McDonald's franchise owners are caught violating child labor laws

Santonastasso Enterprises broke the law when more than a 100 teens were asked to work too many hours or too many late shifts, according to the Department of Labor.
by Vanessa Romo

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Colorado gay club shooting suspect charged with hate crimes

Colorado gay club shooting suspect charged with hate crimes

The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder.
by The Associated Press

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Amid federal probe, slaughterhouse cleaner agrees not to hire child labor

Amid federal probe, slaughterhouse cleaner agrees not to hire child labor

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. has agreed to a permanent injunction that bars it from hiring children. The company is not required to pay any fines, but federal regulators are continuing their investigation, which could result in civil penalties.
by Matt Sepic

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Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures 'largely' fixed but extremism threat persists

Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures 'largely' fixed but extremism threat persists

USCP Chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Capitol riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.
by Deirdre Walsh

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Colorado LGBTQ club shooting suspect set to return to court

Colorado LGBTQ club shooting suspect set to return to court

The suspect accused of entering a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub, opening fire and killing five people and wounding 17 others is set to appear in court Tuesday to learn what charges prosecutors will pursue.
by The Associated Press

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Family of man shot and killed by St. Paul police call for transparency in BCA investigation

Family of man shot and killed by St. Paul police call for transparency in BCA investigation

St. Paul police fatally shot a man Monday evening in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood. People gathered at a vigil Tuesday evening calling for accountability from the St. Paul Police Department.
by Nina Moini and Tim Nelson

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Feds join probe into fire at problem Minneapolis property

Feds join probe into fire at problem Minneapolis property

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined the probe into a weekend fire at an apparently vacant apartment building in Minneapolis, one of two gutted by fire and listed to the same Minneapolis property owner that has become the focus of concern by city officials. 
by Tim Nelson

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How one artist took on the Sacklers and shook their reputation in the art world

How one artist took on the Sacklers and shook their reputation in the art world

A new documentary “All The Beauty and the Bloodshed” tells the story of Nan Goldin, a photographer and activist who survived opioid addiction — then challenged members of the Sackler family.
by Brian Mann

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