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MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years (270 months) for the murder of George Floyd.
The ACLU and ACLU-MN filed a petition for review with Minnesota’s highest court Tuesday afternoon, seeking to end the disenfranchisement of more than 53,000 Minnesotans.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The city of Minneapolis and its police department are willfully subverting our state’s Government Data Practices Act by withholding public data about disciplinary action taken against police for serious m
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report today titled “Reckless Lawmaking” which highlights the ways that police enforcement and driver’s license suspensions compound police brutality, poverty, and mass incarceration.
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
A federal judge on Friday ordered Minnesota State Patrol not to attack journalists, use chemical agents, seize gear, or otherwise hamper reporting. Yet from media reports, it’s clear that the State Patrol needs to do better. Last night, they did everything the court ordered them not to.