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Wikileaks, digital freedom, and the law
Midmorning speaks with one of the attorneys for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange about free speech, activism and why the organization's release of potentially sensitive diplomatic information should be defended.
Thirty-seven people were arrested in Minnesota as part of a nation-wide immigration sweep.
County attorney to review role of medical examiner in case of baby's death
The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reviewing the role of the medical examiner in a criminal case involving a man who was released from prison after being convicted of killing his infant daughter.
Philip Carruthers, a Ramsey County prosecutor and former state speaker of the House, has been named as a judge for the state's Fourth Judicial District.
Minnesota law agencies report nearly 1,800 DWI arrests during an end-of-summer crackdown.
US `hopeful' Iran sets course to free 2 Americans
The proposed deal to free two Americans jailed as spies looked increasingly Wednesday like a repeat of last year's release of their companion: Quarrels between Iran's judiciary and president, and then a private jet dispatched by the sultan of Oman for the captives' first leg home.
Release approved for Somali man charged of terrorism
A federal judge today approved the release of a Somali man who's been in custody on terror charges while he awaits sentencing.