Crime, Law and Justice

October 18, 2016 12:00 AM

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at U of M

The Supreme Court will be one of the major topics addressed in the final presidential debate Wednesday. Hear Supreme Court associate justice Sonia Sotomayor, who spoke at the University of Minnesota on Monday.

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October 17, 2016 4:27 PM

Woman who attacked Somali agrees to assault charge

Jodie Marie Burchard-Risch admitted she hit Asma Jama across the face with a glass beer mug at a Coon Rapids restaurant.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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October 17, 2016 12:54 PM

Defamation trial over 'Rolling Stone' rape allegation story begins

A former associate dean of the University of Virginia is suing for nearly $8 million in damages, alleging that a now-discredited story about a gang rape falsely painted her as the "chief villain."

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October 17, 2016 12:39 PM

'Democracy Now' reporter to plead not guilty to riot charge

Journalist Amy Goodman, host of the syndicated program "Democracy Now!" said she planned to plead not guilty Monday to a riot charge stemming from her coverage of a protest against the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota.

by Associated Press

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October 17, 2016 12:31 PM

Minnesota woman guilty of assaulting non-English speaker

A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to assault for attacking another woman in a restaurant because she was speaking Swahili.

by Associated Press

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October 17, 2016 12:00 AM

Live at National Press Club: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on race relations

Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks at the National Press Club about his new book, "Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White."

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October 15, 2016 11:26 AM

Judge dismisses Newtown families' lawsuit against gun-maker

Gun-makers and sellers have broad legal immunity from claims over the criminal misuse of firearms "when the product functioned as designed and intended," a Connecticut judge says.

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October 14, 2016 4:31 PM

3 arrested in bomb plot targeting Somalis in Kansas

Federal prosecutors on Friday plan to announce charges related to what they say was a planned attack on Somali immigrants in the western Kansas meatpacking town of Garden City.

by Associated Press

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October 14, 2016 1:38 PM

Florida's Supreme Court declares state death penalty law unconstitutional

Florida "effectively has no death penalty," leaving the legal standing of some 390 death row inmates in doubt, as member station WLRN reports.

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October 14, 2016 6:43 AM

For some sexual assault activists, Trump tape is a teachable moment

The videotape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women is already being used on campuses as a case study to teach students everything from bystander intervention to consent.

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