What to expect from the opening day of the Derek Chauvin trial.
Mary Moriarty
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More must be done to ensure diverse juries in Hennepin County
Although they are aware that Hennepin’s Black population is underrepresented in the jury pool, they have done no research on why that might be the case.
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The jury selection process
The obvious concern is who in Hennepin County can be impartial when most of us have seen coverage of what happened to Mr. Floyd?
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Outspoken public defender faces ‘star chamber’ reappointment (updated)
Mary Moriarty, chief public defender for Hennepin County, is up for reappointment by the State Board of Public Defense on September 30.
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Chief public defender’s ‘star chamber’ suspension widely denounced
Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty was abruptly placed on suspension by the Minnesota Board of Public Defense two days before Christmas for reasons unknown.
Posted inOpinion
Racially biased marijuana sting ends thanks to ‘justice warrior’
Nearly four years ago, the ACLU found Blacks in Minneapolis were 11 times more likely than Whites to be arrested for marijuana possession, despite similar usage rates. As one observer said to the Star Tribune on this latest sting, “They are locking up all these Blacks. What about the White people who are doing it?”