The Minnesota House unanimously passed legislation that would increase criminal penalties for impersonating law enforcement late last week. Under the change, offenses that would currently be classified as a misdemeanor would be elevated to gross misdemeanors, which carry the potential of up to a year in prison and fines up to $3,000. Any current gross […]
Can I Be Automatically Excused From Jury Duty?
We’re continuing our series on jury duty in Minnesota now that Avery has been summoned to perform his civic duty, and in today’s blog, we are going to take a closer look at who is eligible for jury duty and who can be automatically excused from service for certain reasons. Let’s take a closer look […]
ICE Agent Charged After Pointing Gun At Minnesotans
An ICE agent stationed in Minnesota as part of the federal immigration surge earlier this year has been charged with felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly pointing a gun at the heads of two civilians in a vehicle earlier this month. Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. was officially charged with two counts of […]
How Lawyers Pick Jury Members
Avery is used to being in a courtroom, but this week he’s in court for a different reason – jury duty. He’s planning on recording some content when it’s allowed and diving deeper into his experience once it concludes, but we want to focus some of our blogs this week on all things jury duty. […]
Minneapolis Considering Unbanning Adult Sex Venues And Bathhouses
Minneapolis city leaders are considering legalizing adult bathhouses and sex venues where sexual activity between consenting adults could exist. Such establishments have been banned from operating for 38 years since the were ruled unlawful amid the height of the AIDS epidemic. The city county is considering removing “stigmatizing language” and adding “new definitions to be […]
