The St. Paul City Council recently heard an array of testimony from both supporters and opponents of police body cameras, as the city prepares to launch the program on November 9. Speaking at a council hearing last Wednesday, a proponent of the police body cameras argued that the technology will increase public trust in minority […]
Updating The Best Criminal Law Blog Contest
Hello loyal readers! We thought today would be a good day to provide you with an update on our quest to earn the top spot in The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog contest. Voters have come out in droves, and it’s a tight race. We’re hoping we can get a few more of you to […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Conviction For Drugs Found During Alcohol Search
The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the decision of an appeal’s court that ruled that drugs found in a blood sample during a search for a person’s blood alcohol content can be admitted into evidence in the court of law. We covered this story back in January when the appeal’s court first overturned a lower […]
Drinking, Driving and Cruise Control
A recent study out of Ohio State University suggests that when people head to the bar, their drinking habits mimic the cruise control system in a vehicle. In an effort to better understand people’s drinking habits and the choices they make as they consume alcohol, researchers conducted a small study. They gathered 1,500 students who were […]
Campus Crime Jumps, But Trending In The Right Direction
Reported crimes at the University of Minnesota increased 9 percent in 2015, but officials say the long term trends suggest that campus is much safe now than it was 20 years ago. University police responded to 546 significant crimes in 2015, up from 503 in 2014 and 485 in 2013. The majority of these significant […]
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