Crime, Law and Justice

North Dakota, tribes reach settlement over voter ID lawsuit
North Dakota has reached a proposed settlement with American Indians who sued over the state’s voter ID laws. The proposed federal consent decree announced jointly Thursday by tribal lawyers and the state comes after a federal judge ruled tribes have a right to challenge the state’s requirement that voters have ID with a verified street address.
Parties settle lawsuit over police killing of Terrance Franklin
The family of the 22-year-old man, who was fatally shot in a south Minneapolis basement nearly seven years ago, were seeking $2 million in damages. The City Council will meet behind closed doors to discuss the settlement before opening them up to let reporters hear and record the vote.
Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses
Aggravated assaults on buses and trains tripled from 2015 to 2019. Robberies are up nearly 40 percent over the same time. Metro Transit officials said they're increasing police patrols. They'll also double the staff who handle text reports from riders and add plain-clothes officers to focus on smoking and drug use.
The Anti-Defamation League has found that some white supremacist groups are using gauzier language about "patriotism" to mainstream their message of discrimination that has targeted Jews, LGBT people and other minority communities.
Psychiatrists push to end noncompete agreements in Minnesota
Noncompete agreements are allowed in just about every industry in Minnesota — the only exception is for lawyers. Now some lawmakers want to change that, saying the contracts harm patients and worsen the provider shortage.
Klobuchar faces tough questioning in case of juvenile lifer
As voters made their way to the New Hampshire polls, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar faced pointed questions about her oversight of a high-profile murder case in which a black teen was sentenced to life after a flawed police investigation.