Crime, Law and Justice

Three former partners at a St. Cloud, Minn. law firm are suing the firm's president after he fired them and other employees he felt supported former President Donald Trump. 
JBS settles Muslim discrimination lawsuit for $5.5 million
JBS Swift & Company will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the meatpacking company discriminated against Muslim employees at its beef processing plant in northern Colorado.
MN Supreme Court lets Duluth DFLer’s Senate win stand
Justices rejected what they decided were vague and unsupported allegations of election irregularities in the 2020 election. DFL Sen. Jen McEwen won her race by a wide margin.
Local sheriffs end work with U.S. Marshals unit over bodycam policy
The sheriffs cited federal policy that doesn't allow local officers to wear body cameras while working with task forces. Separately, activists called for Minnesota U.S. Marshal Ramona Dohman to resign.
Justices to decide if charge fits Minneapolis police killing
The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of third-degree murder in the shooting death of an Australian woman who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home.
Trump impeachment lawyers are now representing Capitol riot defendants
Attorney Bruce Castor is best known for a "rambling" performance defending former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial. Now, Castor is representing people charged in the U.S. Capitol riot.