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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

JURIST

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The appellants, two convicted felons, argued that the law violates Article VII , Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution. The law at issue, Minn.

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“Minnesota Supreme Court: Rape victims not ‘mentally incapacitated’ unless forcibly intoxicated; The far-reaching decision also gives a man convicted of third-degree sexual assault a new trial.”

HowAppealing

Minnesota Supreme Court: Rape victims not ‘mentally incapacitated’ unless forcibly intoxicated; The far-reaching decision also gives a man convicted of third-degree sexual assault a new trial.” ” You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Minnesota at this link.

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Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

The Crime Report

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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Derek Chauvin Still Has To Do His Time… For Now

Above The Law

This would be even less of a problem if he was in jail for 1st degree murder.

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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds revenge porn law

JURIST

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a revenge porn law that criminalizes the sharing of nude images of a person without that person’s consent, ruling that First Amendment protections do not extend to this type of speech. Casillas was found guilty of a felony and was sentenced to two years in prison.

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US state appeals upholds conviction of Derek Chauvin for murder of George Floyd

JURIST

The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday upheld the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd during a 2020 arrest. For the counts of unintentional second-degree felony murder , third-degree murder , and second-degree manslaughter against him, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison.

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US Justice Department to give $144.5M to victims of 2017 Texas mass shooting in settlement

JURIST

The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions. The post US Justice Department to give $144.5M

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