Ann Wright reports on how Minneapolis neighborliness is organized, block-by-block, to mobilize and defend communities from a deadly immigration crackdown.
How Minnesota ‘Nice’ Turned Against ICE
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Does the US Still Have a Constitution?
There have been times when the U.S. Constitution protected Americans. Functionally today, those days are gone. We have seen in Minneapolis why the U.S. needs to have a Fourth Amendment, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Judge Dismisses Bid to End ‘Occupation’ of Minneapolis
Marjorie Cohn reports that twelve days before the execution of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents, plaintiffs asked the federal court to stop the deployment by injunction.
Minnesota, Illinois Sue Trump Officials Over ICE
The two states are filing federal suits against operations in which, the Illinois attorney general says, immigration agents “have acted as occupiers rather than officers of the law.”
Minnesota Should Charge ICE Agent With Murder
Marjorie Cohn sizes up the legal considerations surrounding Jonathan Ross’ fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
Vance Blasted After Saying ICE Slayer Has Immunity
The vice president said Minnesota prosecutors should instead investigate people who “are using their vehicles and other means” to interfere with ICE’s operations.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: US Prison Horror Show Plays On
A year into President Trump’s second term in office, hopes for inmates across the country have dimmed. Deadly abuses have continued in full swing.
Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police
The movement against climate chaos is running up against intense repression funded by private corporations as well as the federal government, writes Shea Leibow.
Auditing Absentee Ballot Deadlines in US 2020 Election
The results provide perspective on a controversy that sharply divided the Supreme Court, writes Richard Pildes.
Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt to Defund Police Thwarted by Unelected Charter Commission
Contrary to reports, most City Council members — who won by pledging to advance racial equity — tried to do the right thing, says Scott Shaffer.