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In the News: Rachel Moran on Police Accountability in the MPD
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Moran joined KARE 11 News to discuss the Department of Human Rights investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department. Moran, an expert on police accountability, offers advice on what action the MPD should take following the investigation's report. She mentions that it is not just the police department at fault, but also the…
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In the News: Mark Osler on Cameras in the Courtroom
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler commented for KSTP News on Judge Peter Cahill's order to ban cameras from the courtroom for the trials of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with George Floyd’s 2020 death. From the Story: “I think Judge Cahill is trying to follow the law to the letter but still it’s… -
In the News: Rachel Moran and Mark Osler on Sentences for Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professors Mark Osler and Rachel Moran commented for KSTP News on possible sentences for former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who were found guilty of violating George Floyd's rights. From the article: “They are not going to spend the rest of their lives in prison for these offenses but… -
In the News: Dr. Yohuru Williams on the Verdict of the Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsFounding director of the Racial Justice Initiative, Dr. Yohuru Williams, joined MPR News to discuss the verdict of the former Minneapolis police officers who were found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Williams discussed whether or not justice was served with the verdict and compared the verdict of this trial to the verdict of… -
In the News: Mark Osler on the Possible Sentencing of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler commented for The Associated Press on the possible sentences that former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao may face following the verdict that they are guilty of violating George Floyd's rights. From the article: The guidelines can be calculated in different ways. There are sentencing guidelines for… -
In the News: Rachel Paulose on the Verdict of the Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Paulose discussed with WCCO Radio the guilty verdicts given by the jury in the federal civil rights trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Listen to the full conversation here: -
In the News: Mark Osler on the Closing Arguments in the Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler commented for KSTP News on what the public can expect during closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. From the article: “People tend to overvalue the last thing that they heard so the defense being able to present their witnesses last,… -
In the News: Rachel Moran on the Sentencing of Kim Potter
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Moran explained to Associated Press why Judge Chu chose to give former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter a shorter sentence than what was originally suggested. From the article: Rachel Moran, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, said she can understand why the judge believes two years was appropriate;… -
In the News: Rachel Moran on the Sentencing of Kim Potter
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Moran commented for USA Today before the sentencing of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter. From the article: For someone with no criminal history, the presumptive sentence for first-degree manslaughter in Minnesota is about six to eight-and-a-half years, according to state sentencing guidelines. Minnesota offenders typically serve two-thirds of their time in… -
In the News: Mark Osler on the Civil Rights Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler joined WCCO Radio to discuss the federal trial of former Minneapolis Police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Osler discussed the impact that this trial will have on police protocols not only in Minnesota, but nationwide. Listen to his conversation…