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Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees

A federal judge has extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Trump’s tough-guy ICE act crumbles as his own appointed judge blasts the agency for denying constitutional rights by keeping detainees from lawyers

She pointed out the hypocrisy that ICE had the resources to run operations but not protect detainees.

We Got This Covered · Feb 13

Trump-appointed judge issues scathing order saying ICE violated immigrants’ rights in Minnesota detention

Latest blow to mass deportation efforts in the state follows wave of rebukes from federal courts against ICE

The Independent UK · Feb 13

Judge restricts defendants after witness tampering allegations surface in Minnesota food fraud case

A federal judge has ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay away from her courtroom

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Federal Judge Dismisses Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Minnesota State Trooper

Federal judge dismisses civil rights lawsuit against White trooper who shot and killed Black man during traffic stop. Justified actions ruled.

Top News · Oct 31, 2024

A lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by a state trooper has been dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a 2023 traffic stop

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Court Upholds Ban on Knowing Falsehoods About Voting Mechanics and Voter Eligibility Aimed at Preventing Voting

Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Ellison, decided yesterday by Judge Nancy Brasel (D. Minn.), upheld this new Minnesota statute: (a) No person may, within 60 days of an election, cause information to be transmitted by any means that the person: intends to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right…

Reason · Sep 18, 2024

After attempted bribe, jury reaches verdict in case of 7 Minnesotans accused of pandemic-era fraud

A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of seven Minnesota residents accused of scheming to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the pandemic

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

Feds seek person who left bag of $120,000 with promise of more at home of food fraud juror

Authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants into custody as investigators try to determine who attempted to bribe a juror with a bag of cash containing $120,000 to get her to acquit them on charges of stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to…

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Juror in charity fraud trial reveals she was given bag of $120k cash to acquit defendants

Trial will determine if seven defendants are guilty of stealing money from a government program that sought to feed children during the pandemic

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024