The University of Minnesota has seen a rash of violent crimes over the past week, and campus officials believe the warm winter weather may be contributing to spike in crime. University police issued three crime alerts last weekend for incidents that took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All three victims were robbed by a group […]
Scholarship For Aspiring Law Students – The ALF Crime Scholarship
We’re excited to announce that we will once again be providing a law school student with a $1,000 scholarship to use for tuition and related expenses! Last year was the first year we gave away the scholarship, and it was a huge success. To keep things simple, we’re not doing much to change up the […]
MLK’s View on Law From a Birmingham Jail Cell
Today is Martin Luther King Day, a day when we honor Dr. King for his role in bringing the Civil Rights Movement to the national stage. We’ve written about Dr. King’s fascinating legal escapades last year in a post, but today we present his poignant view on law and the citizen’s role in questioning it. […]
Diversionary Programs Beneficial to Minnesota Juveniles
Minnesota officials are crediting diversion programs and community-based alternatives as the main reasons why the state spends so much less than the national average when it comes to housing, feeding and guarding juvenile inmates each year. Findings from the Justice Policy Institute revealed that Minnesota spent $104,839 per juvenile inmate in 2013, and while that may […]
Primary Violation Seat Belt Law Saving Lives In Minnesota
Five years ago the Minnesota Legislature made a change to the state’s seat belt law, changing the violation to a primary offense. The change meant that drivers could now be pulled over if an officer spotted someone driving without using a seat belt, even if that was the only traffic law they were breaking. Previously, when it […]
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