In most harmful physical interactions, battery and assault come hand in hand: assault generally being the threat of the action and battery being the harmful action itself. Interestingly, Minnesota is one of a few states that do not have battery laws in place. Instead, these crimes are handled as varying degrees of assault. This article […]
Know Your Protest Rights In Minnesota
Minneapolis and the Twin Cities are the epicenter of protests demanding change in the wake of the death of George Floyd. There have been so many positive protests in the city we call home, and there have also been some that have crossed the line in terms of legality. We can’t possibly understand your anger, […]
Minnesota Adding New Domestic Violence Resource
There is little doubt that domestic violence is a serious crime, but you may be surprised to learn that only about 1 in 4 calls to police about a domestic violence situation result in criminal charges. You might immediately jump to the conclusion that the system favors abusers in instances of he-said, she-said, but that’s […]
As Gun Permits Soar, It Pays To Know Possession Laws
The second amendment to the US Constitution grants citizens the right to bear arms, but that doesn’t mean you can just buy a gun and carry it around as you please. There are both state and federal regulations that govern how citizens can legally carry firearms, and considering the recent news that a record number […]
Murders Rise But Violent Crime In St. Paul Drops To 25-Year Low In 2019
Homicides in St. Paul rose to numbers that we haven’t seen in more than two decades, but other types of violent crimes continued their recent decline in 2019. Homicides in the city reached a 25-year high, but 2019 represented the lowest overall violent crime numbers since at least 1995. He’s a look at how violent […]
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