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Crime, Law and Justice

Ex-Starkey Labs president gets 7 years prison for stealing

Ex-Starkey Labs president gets 7 years prison for stealing

Prosecutors had alleged Jerry Ruzicka and other executives set up a complex web of sham companies to siphon more than $16 million from the hearing aid company and its founder Bill Austin.
by Matt Sepic

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Dakota County Attorney says Hastings officer justified in fatal shooting last October

Dakota County Attorney says Hastings officer justified in fatal shooting last October

The Dakota County Attorney's Office released details of an investigation Wednesday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension into the police shooting. Prosecutors determined the shooting was justified and that no criminal charges will be filed.
by Tim Nelson

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Judge blocks restrictions on who can apply for asylum

Judge blocks restrictions on who can apply for asylum

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration policies that prevented immigrants who suffered gang violence or domestic abuse in their home countries from seeking asylum.
by The Associated Press

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Jeffrey Rosen: is there a constitutional crisis looming?

Jeffrey Rosen: is there a constitutional crisis looming?

Legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen examines the most hotly contested constitutional questions of our time in a speech given at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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St. Paul conservatory's rooftop ball found, thieves remain at large

St. Paul conservatory's rooftop ball found, thieves remain at large

Security footage shows five people making off with the golden finial that sat atop the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park. The object is back, but the thieves are unknown.
by Cody Nelson

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Panel: MN cops must change how they handle sex assault cases

Panel: MN cops must change how they handle sex assault cases

The attorney general's working group on sexual assaults was established after reporting by the Star Tribune revealed a widespread lack of response from the criminal justice system to reports and victims of sexual assault.
by Tim Nelson

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Trump Foundation to dissolve amid New York AG's investigation

Trump Foundation to dissolve amid New York AG's investigation

The New York attorney general's office detailed what it called "a shocking pattern of illegality" and said the foundation's decision to shutter was "an important victory for the rule of law."

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Federal judge delays Flynn sentencing hearing

Federal judge delays Flynn sentencing hearing

In a stinging rebuke, a federal judge lashed out at President Donald Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn during his sentencing hearing Tuesday, saying "I can't hide my disgust, my disdain" at his crime of lying to the FBI.
by The Associated Press

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Grief, healing, hope for family of kids hurt in playground crash

Grief, healing, hope for family of kids hurt in playground crash

Three of their children were gravely injured by a fleeing driver; a fourth was born with a life-threatening condition, all since June. Nicolle and Kyle Peltier, though, say their family is on the mend, and they've chosen love over hate.
by Nancy Yang

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