Mark Osler, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, was recently featured in a Minnesota Public Radio story. The piece focused on the 15 Minnesotans “charged with conspiring to impede or injure federal officers,” but Osler says that proving conspiracy would be difficult to do.
From the story:
“That’s the essence of conspiracy in that it has to be an agreement to do an illegal act, not just to exercise constitutional rights. So it’s going to be an uphill climb for the government on this one,” Mark Osler, who teaches law at the University of St. Thomas, told MPR News.
“There’s no doubt that there are people who commit political violence on every side of the issue, and when you’ve got things that are truly dangerous, then those should be prosecuted,” Osler said. “The question is, is this one of those cases?”
