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Suit accuses mall of negligence in 2019 assault of young boy

Suit accuses mall of negligence in 2019 assault of young boy

The family of the then five-year-old boy says the Mall of America should have done more to keep track of the assailant that day.
by Peter Cox

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Designer who won't make same-sex wedding websites loses case

A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias or freedom of speech.
by The Associated Press

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Judge says he won’t change Chauvin sentencing memo in relation to four young witnesses

Judge says he won’t change Chauvin sentencing memo in relation to four young witnesses

The presence of minors at Floyd’s killing was one of the aggravating factors that Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill considered when he sentenced Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years last month. Cahill has declined to revise his sentencing statement to address trauma experienced by four children who witnessed George Floyd’s killing. 
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

State Attorney General Keith Ellison said the settlement money, paid out over nine years, will be overseen by the state’s opioid epidemic response advisory council and will be used for addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.
by Elizabeth Shockman and The Associated Press

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Police groups sue over Minnesota deadly force law

Police groups sue over Minnesota deadly force law

A lawsuit filed in state court challenges a new standard for when deadly force is justified in police encounters. Efforts to change the 2020 law during the Legislature’s special session stalled out.
by Brian Bakst

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Judge sides with Minneapolis residents who want more cops

Judge sides with Minneapolis residents who want more cops

The City of Minneapolis has failed to maintain the required minimum staff level of the Minneapolis Police Department and must increase the number of officers, according to a court order issued Thursday. However, the order doesn’t call for the city to hire more officers.
by Riham Feshir

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Minnesota high court yanks judicial candidate's law license

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely suspended the law license of frequent justice candidate Michelle MacDonald, affirming a referee's finding that she violated the state's rules of professional conduct by falsely impugning the integrity of a judge.
by The Associated Press

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Bill Cosby is released from prison after court overturns sexual assault conviction

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.
by Joe Hernandez and Merrit Kennedy

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