If we lose it, we’re lost Thirty years ago, when the verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial was announced on Oct. 3, half the nation exhaled in relief and the other half gasped in disbelief. I was there, a member of the defense team many dubbed the “Dream Team.” I remember vividly the polarized emotions […]
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Minnesota’s criminal bar and bench need reform
Minnesota’s criminal justice system needs reform to ensure impartiality and experience in the bench, with a constitutional amendment and statutory changes to split civil and criminal courts, and a mix of civil and criminal experience on the bench.
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MN Republicans are not serious about law and order
In the past, some Republicans supported strengthening the capacity of the attorney general’s office to prosecute criminals but not in this legislative session.
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AG Ellison: ‘We must end the cycle of inaction and act for accountability and justice’
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison delivered a statement urging lawmakers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and community to act in order to ensure accountability and justice in the case of Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the death of George Floyd.