Minnesota Lawyer recently reported on new state laws that went into effect on July 1, including “a new statute requiring a search warrant to be obtained before a DWI suspect…
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Lawmakers and criminal justice system officials in North Dakota are making efforts to keep the state’s prison population from growing even further, reports the Bismarck Tribune. “Faced with growing inmate…
The North Dakota Supreme Court recently heard arguments on the issue of warrantless urine tests in DUI cases, reports the Bismarck Tribune. Earlier this year, a district judge dismissed a ND defendant’s…
The Star Tribune recently reported on criticisms of photo lineup procedures in Minnesota. “Not long ago, Minnesota was considered a leader in the science of photo lineups,” but now it is not…
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed “to decide whether the government needs a warrant to obtain information from cellphone companies showing their customers’ locations,” reports the New York Times. The case…
“Zealous prosecutor” Steve Cook is helping “oversee a new Justice Department task force developing policies to fight violent crime in cities,” reported the Associated Press recently. Cook has been touring the U.S….
Minnesota Lawyer recently published an article on “flawed hair evidence” used in numerous U.S. trials in the past few decades. State crime labs as well as the FBI are now believed to…
The “convoluted saga” of St. Paul police sergeant Heather Weyker, accused of “exaggerating and possibly even fabricating key details” in a failed child sex trafficking prosecution, had a new episode last week…
A North Dakota bill “aimed at protecting confidential informants used by law enforcement” was recently signed by the governor, reports the Bismarck Tribune. Stemming from the death of college student Andrew Sadek,…
A recent op-ed by Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter discusses the importance of the Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses in light of evidence tampering by forensic technicians. Carter shares the story…
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