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Minnesota Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana and Expunge Criminal Records for Marijuana Offenses

The Crime Report

Minnesota has passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. The automatic expungement of misdemeanor marijuana records would be overseen by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This is part of a broader move towards social equity and racial justice.

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

JURIST

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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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. Expungement is available for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor charges, such as theft, forgery or drug possession or sale.

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Second Chance Month®: Breaking Barriers

Blackstone Career Institute

In some states, even certain misdemeanors can bar people from serving on juries. Also, in 2023, Minnesota and New Mexico reinstated the right for vote for individuals on parole. Serving on a Jury Many Americans are disqualified from serving on a jury due to their conviction history, which has also led to lessdiversity in our juries.

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Is it Legal to Track Employees with Vehicle GPS Tracking?

LawTechnologyToday

e) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (f) The states of Texas, Virginia and Minnesota allow the use of a GPS tracker on a vehicle as long as the vehicle’s owner provides consent.

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Trial date for Kim Potter set for December 6

JURIST

A Minnesota judge has set the tentative trial date for former police officer Kim Potter for December 6, pending any scheduling conflicts. The officers found there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a gross misdemeanor weapons charge. The incident began to escalate, and Duante Wright reentered his vehicle.

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Police Groups Ask The University of Minnesota To Investigate Student’s Call To Make Life “Hell” For Officers

JonathanTurley

Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and the Law Enforcement Labor Services has taken the unusual (if not unprecedented) step of asking the University of Minnesota to investigate a student for her call to make the lives of campus police a living “hell.” Misdemeanor offenses. Gross misdemeanor offenses.