Although the law is relatively unknown to the general public, MN Statute 609.913 actually makes the execution of April Fools Day pranks (as well as pranks practiced during the rest of the year) illegal under a certain set of circumstances. Every April, thousands of Minnesotans are unknowingly breaking the law and risking imprisonment for up […]
Is Topless Massage Legal in MN?
Under normal circumstances, topless massage is not considered prostitution and is legal in Minnesota. However, several conditions must be met to ensure that the exchange is within the law. To help explain the fine line, we will start by examining the legal definition of prostitution, as stipulated by the Minnesota penal code. According to Minnesota […]
Criminology of Breaking Bad: Saul Goodman
In this installment of our Breaking Bad series, we will explore one of the most interesting, intriguing, and scandalous characters of the show. Saul Goodman is the smarmy, fast-talking, law breaking criminal defense attorney hired by Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to help them along the way as they struggle and triumph in their life of […]
Police Trackers Under New Scrutiny
For years, police departments across the state have employed the use of squad car-mounted license plate scanners to gather and log data from Minnesota cars. The American Civil Liberties Union has spoken out against this practice, arguing that such technology is a gross invasion of privacy. Under the MN open records law, anyone may request […]
2011 FBI Crime Report Shows Decline
On Monday, the FBI released their annual report tracking trends in violent and property crime across the United States in 2011. Last year’s reported violent crime has decreased 3.8 percent from the year before, marking a 5-year pattern of declining violent crime in the U.S. Property crime has also decreased from 2010, but by a […]
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