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Minnesota lawyers launch "Wills for Heroes" program

Minnesota lawyers launch "Wills for Heroes" program

Minnesota lawyers are donating their time to draft wills and health care directives for firefighters, police, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and corrections officers.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Heffelfinger lashes out at Justice Department

Heffelfinger lashes out at Justice Department

Former U.S. Attorney in Minnesota Tom Heffelfinger told a group of lawyers Thursday that something is fundamentally broken at the U.S. Justice Department.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Coleman joins in call for Gonzales resignation

Coleman joins in call for Gonzales resignation

Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department had considered dismissing one in four of the nation's U.S. attorneys, according to a report in the Washington Post. The Post reports former Minnesota U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger was on the list. In response to the developments, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota joined the calls for Gonzales' resignation.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Breaking the cycle of crime and incarceration

Breaking the cycle of crime and incarceration

Midmorning talks about crime, punishment, and restorative justice with the head of a local organization that helps offenders transition from prison to community life.

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Union official lashes out at Attorney General Swanson

Union official lashes out at Attorney General Swanson

Minnesota's largest state employee union continued the war of words between it and Attorney General Lori Swanson Friday. The two sides are at odds over whether Swanson pressured attorneys in her office against forming a union.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Justice Dept. had concerns about former U.S. attorney for Minn.

Justice Dept. had concerns about former U.S. attorney for Minn.

Senior Justice Department officials had raised concerns about Tom Heffelfinger, the former U.S. attorney for Minnesota, according to a source close to the agency. Heffelfinger, however, reiterates that he was not pressured to resign.
by Elizabeth Stawicki and Fred Frommer

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Swanson alleges union bullying with organizing effort afoot

Swanson alleges union bullying with organizing effort afoot

The largest state employee union is trying to organize the attorneys in the Minnesota Attorney General's office, and the dispute is getting ugly.
by Tom Scheck

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Teen charged in fatal bus shooting in St. Paul

Teen charged in fatal bus shooting in St. Paul

Jerome P. Cross, 17, of St. Paul, was charged in Ramsey County District Court with second-degree murder in the death of Earl Freeman, 16. The shooting occurred on a Metro Transit bus in downtown St. Paul early Sunday.

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Non-compete clause at heart of Ridder lawsuit

Non-compete clause at heart of Ridder lawsuit

The St. Paul Pioneer Press contends its former publisher, Par Ridder, violated a non-compete clause in his contract when he took a similar job at the rival Star Tribune newspaper. But the contract itself is nowhere to be found.

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