Crime, Law and Justice

February 12, 2018 8:00 PM

Ex-cop says Hamilton's use of force 'unreasonable'

A prosecutor said some officers 'altered' their testimony to help their colleague, officer Efrem Hamilton, who shot at a car with six passengers in 2016.

by Brandt Williams

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February 12, 2018 5:49 PM

Judge won't end lieutenant governor fight; appeal possible

A Ramsey County judge on Monday declined to settle the dispute over Republican Michelle Fischbach's attempt to serve as both lieutenant governor and state senator, setting up a potentially rollicking first day of the Legislature.

by Brian Bakst

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February 12, 2018 2:51 PM

al-Qaida wannabe or troubled teen? Judge mulls ex-St. Kate student's fate

Prosecutors say Tnuza Hassan is a flight risk and danger to the community. On Monday, though, a Minneapolis judge asked aloud whether detention would harden her "self-radicalization."

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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February 12, 2018 2:26 PM

Trump picks two new federal judges for Minn.

Trump has nominated Nancy Brasel and Eric Tostrud as new federal judges for Minnesota. They will both require U.S. Senate confirmation.

by Tim Nelson

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February 12, 2018 12:00 AM

Westminster Town Hall Forum: James Forman, Jr. on crime and punishment

A broadcast of the Westminster Town Hall Forum featuring James Forman, Jr. a law professor at Yale University and author of the book, "Locking Up Our Own."

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February 11, 2018 5:49 PM

Harvey Weinstein, his brother and their company hit with civil rights lawsuit

The lawsuit also threatens to disrupt a reported $500 million sale of the company the Weinstein brothers co-founded in 2005.

by Colin Dwyer

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February 10, 2018 4:15 PM

Police: 2 officers killed responding to 911; suspect held

Westerville police said in a statement that the shootings happened Saturday after officers responded to a 911 hang-up call. The officers were shot around noon after entering the residence.

by Associated Press

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February 9, 2018 6:37 PM

Prosecutors: Former St. Kate's student accused of arson left her family multiple times

On two separate occasions in the last five months, Tnuza Hassan's family reported her missing to law enforcement, according to a memorandum in support of her detention filed Friday evening by federal prosecutors.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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February 9, 2018 5:34 PM

No. 3 Justice Department official Rachel Brand will step down

Brand's departure will leave a key vacancy in the succession of people who are tasked with overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.