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Crime, Law and Justice

Al-Qaida leader appears in video marking 9/11 anniversary

Al-Qaida leader appears in video marking 9/11 anniversary

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.
by The Associated Press

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FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks

FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks

Released on the 20th anniversary of the attacks, the document is the first investigative record to be disclosed since President Joe Biden ordered a declassification review of materials that for years have remained out of public view.
by The Associated Press

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Hearing set for Monday on Minneapolis police ballot question

Hearing set for Monday on Minneapolis police ballot question

Attorneys for former City Council member Don Samuels and others filed the motion late Wednesday, saying the council failed when it approved new ballot language Tuesday to solve the problems that led Judge Jamie Anderson to order the measure stricken from the ballot. 
by The Associated Press

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Progressives want Justice Stephen Breyer to retire. His response? Not yet

Progressives want Justice Stephen Breyer to retire. His response? Not yet

In an interview with NPR, the 83-year-old said: "When exactly I should retire, or will retire, has many complex parts to it. I think I'm aware of most of them, and I ... will consider them."
by Krishnadev Calamur and Nina Totenberg

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Ramsey County ends felony prosecutions from low-level stops

Ramsey County ends felony prosecutions from low-level stops

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said Wednesday he will no longer prosecute cases that stem solely from traffic stops unrelated to public safety such as for a broken tail light or expired tabs, ending a practice he said disproportionately affects people of color.
by The Associated Press and Peter Cox

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Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris attacks begins

Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris attacks begins

In a custom-built secure complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse, France on Wednesday began the trial of 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured.
by The Associated Press

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State Patrol says it destroyed emails and texts during 2020 unrest

State Patrol says it destroyed emails and texts during 2020 unrest

In a recent court proceeding, the Minnesota State Patrol acknowledged that it purged emails after it responded to demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes

Ramsey County Sheriff's officials say one man who was part of the disturbance Monday night had a gun, but there was no indication that he fired it.
by The Associated Press

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