Crime, Law and Justice

Minnesota conviction review unit ready to start work
The conviction review unit in Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office will review applications from Minnesotans who believe they were wrongly convicted of felonies. Ellison said the process will help restore confidence in the criminal justice system.
Ex-cops charged in Floyd death want separation from Chauvin
Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are asking that their federal trials be separated from the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has already been convicted on state murder charges for kneeling on Floyd's neck as the Black man pleaded for air.
Officer dead after burst of violence outside Pentagon
An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, law enforcement officials said.
Brooklyn Center mayor hopes early steps bring bigger change in policing
After a Brooklyn Center police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright in April during a traffic stop, the city committed to reshaping its entire public safety structure, including lowering the profile of the Police Department.
Judge to decide: Was it 'unreasonable' to ship 81 million opioid pills to one small West Virginia city?
As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974, court records show.
Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
A man accused of killing eight people, mostly women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in four of the killings and was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.