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Crime, Law and Justice

Justice Department tries to oust U.S. attorney investigating Trump allies

Justice Department tries to oust U.S. attorney investigating Trump allies

The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Trump’s allies. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue.
by The Associated Press

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Special session ends without deal on policing, bonding

Special session ends without deal on policing, bonding

Lawmakers ended their special session Saturday morning without an agreement on police accountability. Talks on a construction projects bill and a coronavirus relief plan were also unproductive.
by Brian Bakst

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Man arrested in police station arson head back to Minnesota

Man arrested in police station arson head back to Minnesota

A Minnesota man arrested in Colorado on suspicion of setting some of the fires that destroyed a Minneapolis police station on a night when protests over the killing of George Floyd turned violent is returning to his home state to face prosecution.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul anti-violence activists plead for killing to stop

St. Paul anti-violence activists plead for killing to stop

A small group of anti-violence activists gathered in the parking lot of a strip club in St. Paul Friday afternoon to mourn a young woman who was shot to death there last weekend.
by Jon Collins

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In Minn., across the U.S., Juneteenth 'tinted with sorrow' and buoyed by hope

In Minn., across the U.S., Juneteenth 'tinted with sorrow' and buoyed by hope

Rallies took place from the Twin Cities to Atlanta to Los Angeles — including in Galveston, Texas, where the holiday was born. Amid a reckoning around race, this year's Juneteenth has an even more urgent meaning.
by Colin Dwyer and MPR News Staff

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Fargo Juneteenth organizers blame threats for low turnout

Fargo Juneteenth organizers blame threats for low turnout

Organizers of a peaceful march in the Fargo-Moorhead area on Friday to celebrate Juneteenth and denounce racial injustice said threats by city leaders and a federal prosecutor contributed to a low turnout, but promised there would be a better showing at a weekend protest.
by The Associated Press

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Anguish, fear, hope: Voices of Minnesotans on the aftermath of Floyd killing

Anguish, fear, hope: Voices of Minnesotans on the aftermath of Floyd killing

More than three weeks after George Floyd’s death, Minnesotans living in and around the city where he was pinned down by police continue to call for justice and racial equality, as they struggle to heal the repeated pain and trauma. From a fear and frustration to hope for changes, here are voices of some Minnesotans about Floyd’s killing and the aftermath.
by MPR News Staff

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Somali-owned wellness clinic works to heal south Minneapolis

Somali-owned wellness clinic works to heal south Minneapolis

When the pandemic began, the mental health clinic that nurse Sulekha Ibrahim runs in south Minneapolis closed its doors. Two days after the clinic reopened, protests broke out across the city and the clinic was destroyed in a fire. But Ibrahim says she still believes in the movement.
by The Associated Press

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UN rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing

The action by the Human Rights Council on Friday stopped short of ordering a more intensive investigation singling out the United States after George Floyd's death on May 25. 
by The Associated Press

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AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests

AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests

Many think the protests will bring positive change. A majority also say law enforcement officers had generally responded to the protests appropriately. Somewhat fewer say the officers used excessive force. 
by The Associated Press

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