A bill reforming North Dakota’s asset forfeiture procedures—the seizure by law enforcement of property allegedly involved in a crime—was recently signed by the governor and will go into effect on August…
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Yesterday the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation “asked a federal court to rule […] that the Department of Homeland Security disregards the First and Fourth Amendments,” reports USA Today….
The Fargo Forum recently reported that “[c]harges related to the largest drug bust in the history of the West Fargo Police Department have been thrown out after prosecutors decided an officer did…
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the defendant in a burglary case, reports Minnesota Lawyer. The defendant had brought a BB gun to a burglary and was charged…
Gov. Doug Burgum recently signed “legislation removing mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug crimes,” reports the Grand Forks Herald. The bill gets rid of minimum requirements “for second and subsequent offenses for…
In what appears to be a conflict with the goals of the First Step Act, The Marshall Project is reporting that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management “proposed late last…
The North Dakota House has passed two bills that would allow people to petition to have the court seal criminal records, reports the Grand Forks Herald. House Bill 1256 is…
“Reverse location” search warrants and police searches are on the rise in Minneapolis-St. Paul and nationally, reported MPR News this week. This type of warrant has Google “identify the locations…
The Star Tribune recently reported that Minnesota governor Tim Walz is supporting efforts to improve the treatment of veterans within the state’s criminal justice system. Governor Walz, who is a…
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that “[p]urse snatching and pickpocketing can amount to violent felonies for purposes of a federal law,” reports the New York Times….
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