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Crime, Law and Justice

Klobuchar says Senate is close to approving next U.S. attorney for Minnesota

Klobuchar says Senate is close to approving next U.S. attorney for Minnesota

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Minnesota will soon have a permanent U.S. attorney in place. Klobuchar told MPR’s Morning Edition that former U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger is on the verge of Senate approval to fill that role again.
by MPR News Staff

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Takeaways: Joy, tears, culture wars dominate Jackson hearing

It’s not just Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is being watched as she makes history as the first Black woman to be considered for the job. 
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Fact check: Republicans skew Jackson's record on crime

Fact check: Republicans skew Jackson's record on crime

Over the first two days of hearings, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was the subject of misleading rhetoric. Here’s a look at how some claims compare with the reality.
by The Associated Press

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Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record

Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face senators’ questions for the first time as Democrats push to quickly confirm the only Black female justice in the court’s history.
by The Associated Press

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Trial begins for Hopkins man charged in overdose deaths of 11

Federal prosecutors say Aaron Broussard, 31, bought drugs from China and sold them through the mail to buyers across the United States. Among his alleged victims was a University of Minnesota economist.
by Matt Sepic

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Ketanji Brown Jackson's long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings

Ketanji Brown Jackson's long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings

If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time. Watch the first day of confirmation hearings here.
by Nina Totenberg

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