Crime, Law and Justice

The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
The Supreme Court has upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections.
U.S. Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places
The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem
Minnesota judge is reprimanded for stripping voting rights from people with felonies
A state oversight board has reprimanded a Minnesota judge who declared unconstitutional a new state law restoring voting rights for people with felonies. 
Alleged cash courier pleads not guilty to bribing Feeding Our Future juror
A woman accused of trying to bribe a juror at the recent Feeding Our Future trial entered not guilty pleas to multiple felony charges. Ladan Mohamed Ali made her first appearance before Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko in St. Paul on Thursday.
Police: Former romantic partner charged with murder after Minneapolis woman found dead
The body of Liara Tsai was found in the back of a vehicle that crashed in Olmsted County on Saturday. The driver Margot Lewis has been charged on suspicion of murder in her death.
Federal prosecutors charge five people in Feeding our Future jury tampering plot
Prosecutors Wednesday announced jury bribery charges against three of the defendants in the recent Feeding Our Future trial along with two other people.
New Feeding Our Future charges: Prosecutors say 5 tried to bribe juror with $120K
Hoping to corrupt the recent trial, the alleged conspirators targeted the woman known as juror 52 because they believed her to be the youngest on the jury and the only person of color, but “juror 52 could not be bought,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Wednesday.