Crime, Law and Justice

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. The number was once unthinkable. Now it's a pedestrian reality in the United States.
Authorities and family members said a 28-year-old woman was arrested after police found her 6-year-old son’s body in the trunk of her car in a Minneapolis suburb.
Minneapolis puts MPD talks on hold until MN Human Rights provides evidence of covert social media
The Minneapolis City Attorney's Office says it cannot find proof of a damning finding by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights that police used covert social media to target Black people and elected officials.
Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.
Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked
Leesa Kelly founded Memorialize the Movement nearly two years ago to save the paintings that artists created during the week of heartache and rage that followed the police murder of George Floyd. 
Hennepin County pays $190k to settle top prosecutor's discrimination claim
The Hennepin County Board has approved a $190,000 settlement with veteran prosecutor Amy Sweasy to resolve a discrimination complaint she filed against the county and County Attorney Mike Freeman.
Hennepin County prosecutors say 38-year-old Mohamed Ali Selim, who is principal of Eagle Ridge Middle School in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, responded Tuesday afternoon to an online ad.
Family suing widow of late U.S. lawmaker for medical expenses
Family members of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota say his widow, Jennifer Carnahan, hasn’t come through on a promise to pay back medical expenses related to his cancer treatments.