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"While the court’s decision and this settlement cannot undo the unlawful torture Mr. Kettle endured, they have shone a light on Otter Tail County’s failure to respect the human rights of those in their custody."
The DOJ lawsuit is an unlawful attempt to force Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon to turn over extensive and protected Minnesota voter information to the federal government.
The lawsuit is filed on behalf of Kevin Wentz, an autistic man who was rendered unconscious and sustained a head wound as the result of excessive force from the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Department.
The ACLU-MN and pro bono partners filed a lawsuit on behalf of journalists attacked by law enforcement while covering protests after the police murders of George Floyd and Daunte Wright. Now, after more than give years, the lawsuit is finalized.
On August 15, the U.S. District Court of Minnesota ordered that the majority of claims brought by Mr. Kettle will go forward. This means we can continue to pursue justice for Mr. Kettle.
The consent decree was created in response to decades of racially biased, excessively violent policing in Minneapolis and was catalyzed by the murder of George Floyd.