Crime, Law and Justice

Former officer seeks dismissal of charges in Floyd case
An attorney for one of the Minneapolis police officers, Thomas Lane, charged in the death of George Floyd has filed a motion to dismiss charges.
Judge rejects Dakota Access request for emergency order
A federal judge rejected a request for an emergency order to delay the process of shutting down the Dakota Access pipeline while attorneys appeal a ruling to shutter the pipeline during the course of an environmental review. 
Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives.
Florida killer pleads not guilty to husband's slaying
A southern Minnesota woman convicted of killing a woman in Florida to assume her identity pleaded not guilty before a judge in her home state Tuesday in her husband's 2018 slaying.