Judge orders federal agents to not detain or arrest protesters or observers

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed notice that it’s appealing a judge’s order setting limits on federal agents’ actions against protesters in Minnesota. U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez late last week ordered agents involved in the immigration crackdown in Minnesota to not detain or arrest protesters or observers, unless there’s reasonable suspicion or probable cause of a crime. The order also bars agents from using nonlethal munitions on peaceful protesters and bars them from stopping drivers who follow ICE to monitor operations.

State Sen. John Hoffman is preparing for Minnesota’s next legislative session and running for a new term. Hoffman was shot in a June attack on him and his wife at their home. Authorities say the same gunman killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. But Hoffman won’t retreat from public life. He has reemerged for speaking engagements. He will soon preside over Senate committee hearings.

Multiple labor unions are endorsing a "Day of Truth and Freedom" on Friday. They are calling for Minnesotans not to work, go to school or shop to protest the ICE presence in the state. The labor unions sponsoring the day of protest say they want ICE out of Minnesota.

A food storage order in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is being extended for five years. Last spring the Superior National Forest instituted stricter limits on food storage. Campers must hang it at least 12 feet above the ground, or store it in certified bear-resistant containers. Officials say there's been a sharp drop off in human/bear conflicts since the order was put in place.

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