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Charges Upgraded Against MN Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright
Article • September 10, 2021
Filed under: Shootings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Police)
Charges Upgraded Against MN Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) announced on September 2, 2021, that an additional charge of first-degree manslaughter had been added to the state’s case against Kimberly Potter, a former Brooklyn Center cop who fatally shot a Black motorist during …
Report: Feds Targeted BLM Protestors
Article • August 20, 2021
Filed under: Protests, Racial Profiling
Report: Feds Targeted BLM Protestors by A report released August 19, 2021, claims to provide empirical evidence that federal law enforcement agencies engaged in discriminatory policing and prosecutorial conduct against people arrested during racial justice protests that erupted across the U.S. under the banner of “Black Lives Matter” after the …
Simple Training Can Prevent Police From Mistaking Gun for Taser
Article • July 15, 2021 • from CLN August, 2021
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Police/Govt Misconduct
Simple Training Can Prevent Police From Mistaking Gun for Taser by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 13, 2021, Police Chief Tim Gannon from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (a city bordering Minneapolis), said he believed then-Police Officer Kim Potter’s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was unintentional. …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2021 • from CLN August, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: Two San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers repeatedly punched a homeless Black man they were arresting on May 12, 2021, after they allegedly caught him attempting to urinate in public. According to a report by the Washington Post, the incident was captured on a cellphone …
$27 Million Settlement for George Floyd’s Family
Article • May 15, 2021 • from CLN June, 2021
Filed under: Settlements
$27 Million Settlement for George Floyd’s Family by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Incidents of police brutality are nothing new in the U.S. They occur with such regularity that it is easy to be overwhelmed by the statistics and hard to recall the specifics surrounding each one on the ever-lengthening …
Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Mentally Incapacitated’ Regarding Consent to Sexual Contact
Article • May 15, 2021 • from CLN June, 2021
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Mens Rea
Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Mentally Incapacitated’ Regarding Consent to Sexual Contact by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Minnesota clarified the meaning of “mentally incapacitated” as used in Minn. Stat. § 609.341, subdivision 7 (2020). A jury convicted Francios Momolu Khalil of third-degree criminal sexual …
News in Brief
Article • March 15, 2021 • from CLN April, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A federal jury awarded a man who suffered severe head and face injuries in an encounter with a San Diego detective $1.5 million in November 2020. San Diego’s City Council, meanwhile, is expected to “approve a $2.5 million settlement, the money awarded by the jury …
News in Brief
Article • January 15, 2021 • from CLN February, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: The family of 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker, who was fatally shot in the back by a police officer investigating a noise complaint, settled in December 2020 with the city of Phoenix for $3 million by unanimous City Council vote. Whitaker was shot in the doorway of …
Minnesota Supreme Court: Coercion Statute Unconstitutionally Overbroad
Article • October 15, 2020 • from CLN November, 2020
Filed under: First Amendment, rights, Vagueness/Overbreadth
Minnesota Supreme Court: Coercion Statute Unconstitutionally Overbroad by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso In a decision issued July 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled that Minnesota Statutes Section 609.27, subd. 1(4) (2018) (“the coercion statute”) is overbroad on its face, violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, …
Minnesota Cops Use Contact Tracing to Track Protestor Networks
Article • September 15, 2020 • from CLN October, 2020
Filed under: Protests, Police State-Surveillance
Minnesota Cops Use Contact Tracing to Track Protestor Networks by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso Minnesota officials have used a variety of digital surveillance tools to track protestors, but now they openly admit to using contact-tracing apps to do so. According to Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, officials in …
Minneapolis: Use of Force Against Blacks 7 Times Higher Than That for Whites
Article • September 15, 2020 • from CLN October, 2020
Filed under: Excessive Force, Racial Profiling
Minneapolis: Use of Force Against Blacks 7 Times Higher Than That for Whites by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss George Floyd’s death has led to intense scrutiny of the Minneapolis Police Department, including a State Department of Human Rights investigation launched June 2 to determine if the police have engaged …
From Detroit: How Not to Use Facial Recognition in Policing
Article • September 15, 2020 • from CLN October, 2020
Filed under: witness misidentification, Racial Bias, Identification Evidence and Testimony
From Detroit: How Not to Use Facial Recognition in Policing by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso A June 24, 2020, article in The New York Times by Kashmir Hill recounts the wrongful imprisonment of a Detroit man due to misuse of facial-recognition software. In January 2020, Robert Julian-Borchak Williams was …
University of St. Thomas School of Law-Abusing Taxation of Court Costs, Aug 2020
Publication • August 25, 2020
Filed under: Taxation Offenses
University of St. Thomas School of Law-Abusing Taxation of Court Costs, Aug 2020 University of St. Thomas School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Abusing Taxation of Court Costs by Government Lawyers to Chill Pro Se Civil Rights Claimants University of St. Thomas Law Journal (forthcoming 2021) Gregory C. …
HRDC v. Sherburne County, Minnesota; et al., MN, Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial, Censorship, 2020
Filing • August 20, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation
HRDC v. Sherburne County, Minnesota; et al., MN, Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial, Censorship, 2020 CASE 0:20-cv-01817 Document 1 Filed 08/20/20 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Human Rights Defense Center, Civil File No.______________ Plaintiff, COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL vs. Sherburne County, …
HRDC v. Sherburne County, Minnesota; et al., Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial
Brief • August 20, 2020
Filed under: PLN Litigation
HRDC v. Sherburne County, Minnesota; et al., Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial CASE 0:20-cv-01817 Document 1 Filed 08/20/20 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Human Rights Defense Center, Civil File No.______________ Plaintiff, COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL vs. Sherburne County, Minnesota; Joel Brott, …
Floyd’s Family Might End Up Helping Pay Chauvin’s Retirement Benefits
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Pensions, Qualified Immunity, Police/Govt Misconduct
Floyd’s Family Might End Up Helping Pay Chauvin’s Retirement Benefits by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Derek Chauvin could still receive about $50,000 a year in pension partly funded by taxpayers like George Floyd’s surviving family, even if he’s convicted of second-degree murder. Moreover, qualified immunity would most likely prevent …
News in Brief
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Mariah Valenzuela has filed legal notices against the city of Phoenix and Maricopa County over Phoenix police officer Michael McGillis’ use of force during a January 16, 2020 traffic stop, abc15.com reports. The officer, driving a white van, stopped Valenzuela for allegedly veering across the …
Minn. Supreme Court Announces Rule for Analyzing Out-of-State Convictions for Public Safety Registry Requirement Purposes
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Minn. Supreme Court Announces Rule for Analyzing Out-of-State Convictions for Public Safety Registry Requirement Purposes by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of Minnesota reversed a Court of Appeals decision requiring a defendant to register as a predatory offender because proving the elements of the out-of-state conviction does …
Minnesota Supreme Court: Non-Identifying Information About CI Must Be Disclosed Upon Request
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: Informant's Identity
Minnesota Supreme Court: Non-Identifying Information About CI Must Be Disclosed Upon Request by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota affirmed a decision by the Court of Appeals, which held the district court erred in denying a defendant’s request for non-identifying information about a …
Minnesota Lab Figures Out How to Tell Between Legal Hemp and Illegal Marijuana
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: junk science, Medical Marijuana
Minnesota Lab Figures Out How to Tell Between Legal Hemp and Illegal Marijuana by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Medical marijuana is legal in the state of Minnesota, but recreational use is not. This causes problems for the state’s Hemp Pilot program, which licenses growers of hemp as long as …
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