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Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean, Nafi Soumare reports for the Minnesota Reformer. billion in cumulative wages are lost every year in Minnesota due to convictions that should be expunged.

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Kim Potter sentenced to two years in prison for killing of Daunte Wright

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A Minnesota district court sentenced former police officer Kim Potter to two years in prison on Friday. Convicted in December for first- and second-degree manslaughter, Potter was sentenced only on the more serious charge per Minnesota law. She described the case as “one of the saddest. I’ve had on my 20 years on the bench.”

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Restorative Justice Gains Support in America’s Smaller Communities

The Crime Report

This guide, authored by County Attorney Reese Frederickson from Minnesota, IIP Deputy Director Alissa Marque Heydari, a nd IIP Legal Fellow Chloe Marmet , spotlights individuals who have implemented restorative justice programs to meet the needs of the victims, society, and the accused in their communities.

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“This Judge is a Hero”: Democratic Politicians and Judges Praise Judge Dugan and Call for Resistance

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According to the criminal complaint , a six-person arrest team (including an ICE officer, a Customs and Border Protection officer, two FBI special agents, and two DEA agents) came to the courthouse to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant facing three misdemeanor battery counts they intended to deport. Her Minnesota colleague, Sen.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota. He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017. Foster , 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In the State of Minnesota’s case, the Eighth Circuit also extended the fossil fuel industry appellants’ time to file their opening brief in their appeal of the district court’s remand order to take into account the Supreme Court’s decision in Baltimore. Minnesota v. The opening brief is due June 16. American Petroleum Institute , No.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. Petitioners Sought Minnesota High Court Review of Enbridge Replacement Pipeline Approvals. Conservation Law Foundation v. Shell Oil Co. , 3:21-cv-00933 (D.

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