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Tag: Crime and Justice

Medical marijuana bill passes Minnesota Senate

Bob Collins May 4, 2009, 11:30 AM May 4, 2009

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The bill passed 35-to-29.

Zero tolerance?

Bob Collins April 17, 2009, 1:01 PM Apr 17, 2009

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When it is OK to strip search a 13 year old girl?

Live-blogging Midmorning: Getting ‘less tough on crime?’

Bob Collins April 16, 2009, 8:56 AM Apr 16, 2009

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Is it time to take another look at prison sentences?

What to do with an old man?

Bob Collins April 14, 2009, 4:58 PM Apr 14, 2009

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The pace of justice is slow. When it comes to the case of John Demjanjuk, it’s glacial.

Case closed

Bob Collins April 10, 2009, 3:51 PM Apr 10, 2009

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Does the Minneapolis Police Department discriminate against African Americans?

Terrorism is complicated

Bob Collins April 9, 2009, 11:10 AM Apr 9, 2009

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The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office today dropped terrorism charges against 8 people involved in protests surrounding the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

The Iowa case

Bob Collins April 3, 2009, 10:34 AM Apr 3, 2009

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Here’s the full Iowa Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on gay marriage.

The nature of forgiveness

Bob Collins March 16, 2009, 2:40 PM Mar 16, 2009

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Two stories raise the question of when, if, and how people should be forgiven.

RNC trial renewed

Bob Collins March 15, 2009, 1:39 AM Mar 15, 2009

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It’s been five months since the violence of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. This week another trial begins, and other investigations continue..

Madoff gives it up

Bob Collins March 12, 2009, 9:48 AM Mar 12, 2009

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But victims are worried he’ll take his secrets to prison.

In the public interest?

Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 10:52 AM Mar 11, 2009

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What is to be gained by publishing the private financial data of people who did nothing wrong?

Should marijuana be legalized in Minnesota?

Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 9:39 AM Mar 11, 2009

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A bill to allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has passed its second test this week.

Tough times for lawyers, too

Bob Collins March 10, 2009, 11:21 AM Mar 10, 2009

The recession is eliminating jobs for thousands of lawyers.

Tracking the stimulus

Bob Collins March 9, 2009, 3:34 PM Mar 9, 2009

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The first small slice of stimulus money has arrived in Minnesota. Local officials are scrambling to figure out what they can spend it on.

Privatization gone bad

Bob Collins March 7, 2009, 9:06 AM Mar 7, 2009

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Is a scandal in Pennsylvania a symptom of a greater illness?