The court said the evidence is “insufficient” to maintain the conviction.
| Labor groups press for front-line worker pay | | Minnesota labor unions are turning up the heat on state lawmakers to resolve their differences on pandemic front-line worker pay and start distributing $250 million to essential workers. | |
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| Lawyer asks judge to toss new charge in Daunte Wright case | | Attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss a new manslaughter charge against the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter says she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her stun gun as Wright was trying to drive away from officers. | |
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| Minnesota pardon authority faces Supreme Court test | | A lawsuit challenging a more than century-old standard for when criminal pardons are granted in Minnesota rests with the state’s highest court. The case hinges on whether pardon decisions must be unanimous. | |
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| Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic | | A review of hundreds of pieces of legislation across the United States shows that Republican legislators in more than half of the states are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. | | |
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