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Tag: Crime and Justice

Tree-trimmer releases post-tornado video

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 6, 2011, 1:09 PM Jun 6, 2011
5 Comments

Minneapolis officials have not responded to questions about exactly why a Hastings tree trimmer who wasn’t charging anybody for his help, was escorted from the city.

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Should streaming copyrighted material be a felony?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 2:05 PM Jun 1, 2011
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Should you go to jail for embedding a YouTube video that infringes on someone’s copyright?

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Appeals Court: Prosecutors made plea deal then argued against it

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 2:32 PM May 23, 2011
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How much discretion does a Minnesota judge have to ignore minimum mandatory sentence rules? None, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today.

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The quest for YouTube fame

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2011, 3:03 PM May 18, 2011
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Superior, Wisconsin students started a fight to make a video they could post online.

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Rape victims on trial

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2011, 12:46 PM May 18, 2011
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The alleged rape of a woman in New York by Dominique Strauss-Kahnthe, head of the International Monetary Fund, is giving news organizations fits by rekindling an old debate that once seemed settled.

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Court: Minnesota man should’ve been told about deportation possibility in plea deal

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 16, 2011, 12:02 PM May 16, 2011

Had Rene Reyes Campos known that his agreeing to a plea bargain would result in his deportation, he might have fought the charges.

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The ‘S’ word

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2011, 12:06 PM May 9, 2011
9 Comments

A decades-old rationale for sexual assaults on women resurfaces in 2011.

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Court: ‘Disorderly conduct’ protected by First Amendment

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 3, 2011, 12:13 PM May 3, 2011
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In a Minneapolis case, the Court of Appeals said the city’s disorderly conduct statute is in danger of being struck down.

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A first glimpse of Rep. Giffords

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 27, 2011, 10:48 AM Apr 27, 2011

The Arizona congresswoman has been seen for the first time since she was shot in the head.

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The accident that wasn’t

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2011, 3:01 PM Apr 25, 2011

We know a little more about the accident that killed a pedestrian when a car jumped the sidewalk in Dinkytown a little more than a week ago. Apparently, it wasn’t an accident.

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Court: No unemployment for excessively-absent employee

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 20, 2011, 12:17 PM Apr 20, 2011
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It’s not a very good idea to test your company’s absentee policy by being absent.

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Appeals Court: Cirrus not responsible for plane crash that killed two

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 19, 2011, 11:27 AM Apr 19, 2011
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that held Duluth-based Cirrus Design responsible for teaching people who buy its airplanes how to fly them safely .

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State troopers being hit at high rate

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2011, 4:04 PM Apr 5, 2011
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A year ago, about 14 state troopers were hit during the winter months. This year it’s close to 40.

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Wrongly sent to death row, man gets nothing

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2011, 12:21 PM Mar 29, 2011
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What does society owe someone who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death row for 14 years? Nothing, the Supreme Court says.

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Who owns Target’s front door?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2011, 9:45 AM Mar 25, 2011
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This morning in San Diego, a judge will listen to arguments as to why canvassers should or shouldn’t be allowed to seek signatures on petitions and donations in support of gay marriage.

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