ACLU-MN SUES ON BEHALF OF MAN WRONGFULLY ARRESTED IN WILLMAR
The ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit on behalf of Derrick Gilbert, who was unlawfully arrested by Willmar police in a classic case of “walking while Black.”
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SAINT PAUL -- When a Hmong woman with a visual impairment asked her neighbor Dai Thao to help her cast her vote, he had no idea he would face criminal charges.
An 11-year-old girl was hit and killed by a stray bullet in 2002. Police focused on Myon Burrell, who was 16. He was sentenced to life in prison. But an investigation into Burrell’s case by the Associated Press and American Public Media found new evidence that has cast deep doubt on his conviction.
A Minnesota district court judge ruled Thursday that Nobles County’s policy of holding immigrants in jail for ICE after the Sheriff was supposed to release them violates the law.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota sued the City of Saint Paul Wednesday in state court to get public data that officials have improperly withheld for more than 18 months.
MINNEAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union has completed a comprehensive study on mass incarceration in the state — and what actions we can take to dramatically reduce it.