Supporters rallied Jan. 22 after federal agents arrested civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and activist Chauntyll Allen following a St. Paul church protest.
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Trump administration sues Minnesota over immigration stance
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, and St. Paul over so-called sanctuary policies, alleging they obstruct federal immigration enforcement. Attorney General Keith Ellison and local leaders call the suit an overreach and say community trust and public safety come first.
Posted inOpinion
Black Press, NAACP, and Lawmakers Warned America—Now Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda is Reality
Donald Trump’s administration has implemented several policies aligned with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, including reinstating harsh immigration policies, rolling back civil rights protections, and gutting diversity programs, despite his previous denials.
Posted inLocal & State
Consent decrees no panacea for police reform
Minneapolis is the first city to agree to police reform settlements under both state and federal jurisdictions, with a compliance report due by March 17, and has selected the nonprofit Effective Law Enforcement For All (EFLEFA) as an independent review board to ensure compliance.
Posted inLocal & State
Minneapolis Faces Rising Homicide Rates Amid National Decline
Minneapolis is an outlier in the national homicide rate, with 76 reported in 2024, three times the national average, due to the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, economic issues, and educational disruptions.
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Biden-Harris administration takes decisive action to combat gun violence in America
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday sweeping new measures to combat gun violence in America, marking a significant escalation in the administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce firearm-related deaths. Central to this initiative is a new executive order that directs federal agencies to address the rising threats posed by machine gun conversion […]
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DOJ and state attorneys, file joint consumer lawsuit
The Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys General have filed a lawsuit against RealPage Inc. for illegally price fixing apartment rental rates.
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DOJ exposes failures in federal prisons leading to inmate deaths
A scathing report released by the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz revealed a disturbing pattern of operational and managerial deficiencies within the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Federal prosecutors seek death penalty for Payton Gendron in racist mass shooting
Payton Gendron, a White man accused of killing 10 Black shoppers in a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, is expected to face the death penalty.
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Three years after January 6 attack on Capitol: investigations and prosecutions mount
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has investigated and prosecuted 1,265 defendants from almost all 50 states and the District of Columbia for their involvement in the 2021 attack.
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DOJ announces Minneapolis as National Public Safety Partnership site
Minneapolis has been selected as a 2023 National Public Safety Partnership site, receiving intensive assistance to reduce crime.
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Community to DOJ: Look beyond policing
So far this summer, the Department of Justice has held at least 20 meetings around Minneapolis to better understand what the community wants to include in the consent decree with the MPD.
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DOJ seeks community input about the future of MPD at upcoming listening sessions (updated)
The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to host a series of meetings to center the voices of the community regarding MPD reforms.
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DOJ asks for community input ahead of MPD consent decree
‘We need those resources to come into our community, but we need them to come in a way that’s healthy and helpful.’
Posted inOpinion
Greater justice is coming: taking on abusive and deadly policing with new DOJ leadership
In his first month on the job, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland reversed a Trump-era policy that made it harder for the Justice Department to investigate police departments…