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Crime, Law and Justice

Federal judge imposes gag order in Roger Stone case

Federal judge imposes gag order in Roger Stone case

Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that lawyers and others in the case must refrain from statements that risk creating "material prejudice" but neither they nor Stone must keep completely silent.

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U.S. agency tightens immigration rules to spotlight child marriage

U.S. agency tightens immigration rules to spotlight child marriage

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released new rules for officers to identify visa petitions in which spouses are minors. No minimum age requirement for such requests currently exists.
by Sasha Ingber

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Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight

Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight

The coming legal fight seems likely to hinge on two main issues: Can the president declare a national emergency to build a border wall in the face of Congress' refusal to give him all the money and can the Defense Department take money from some congressionally approved military construction projects to pay for wall construction?
by Associated Press

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State paid $45K to ex-IT official ousted over MNLARS not to sue

State paid $45K to ex-IT official ousted over MNLARS not to sue

Newly disclosed documents show the state settled with former chief technology officer Paul Meekin after he was fired over the rollout of the troubled vehicle licensing system. He also got his firing changed to a resignation.
by Brian Bakst

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Illinois man being fired from job fatally shoots 5 workers

Illinois man being fired from job fatally shoots 5 workers

By the time the chaos ended Friday afternoon, five employees of Henry Pratt Co. were found dead and the gunman was killed in a shootout with police. Five police officers were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Prosecutors: Noor and partner responded to 911 call near Ruszczyk's home hours before she was shot

Prosecutors: Noor and partner responded to 911 call near Ruszczyk's home hours before she was shot

Prosecutors in the case of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor want jurors at his trial to hear about a 911 call that Noor and his partner responded to in Justine Ruszczyk's neighborhood less than two hours before Noor shot and killed her.
by Jon Collins

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Alleged leader pleads not guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing

Alleged leader pleads not guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing

An Illinois man has pleaded not guilty in the bombing of a mosque in Minnesota, three weeks after two of his alleged accomplices pleaded guilty.
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3 dead, deputy wounded after shootings in Nevis, Minn.

3 dead, deputy wounded after shootings in Nevis, Minn.

Deputies responding to reports of a shooting at home in the north-central Minnesota town ended up in a 20-minute pursuit with the suspect. The sheriff's office says the suspect is dead.
by John Enger

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New corrections commissioner: Should 'really mentally ill people be in a prison?'

New corrections commissioner: Should 'really mentally ill people be in a prison?'

Minnesota's new corrections commissioner, Paul Schnell, is a former top cop with a degree in social work. He knows mental illness will be a big challenge in his new job, and wonders whether prison is the right place for people who are really sick even if they've committed horrific crimes.
by Alisa Roth

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