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Minnesota public defenders are struggling under heavy caseloads according to the Legislative Auditor. The state’s 600 pu...
10/07/2026

Minnesota public defenders are struggling under heavy caseloads according to the Legislative Auditor. The state’s 600 public defenders represented people in more than 135,000 cases in 2025, from disorderly conduct to murder. That’s 225 cases per lawyer.

Minnesota public defenders are struggling under heavy caseloads to fulfill their constitutional obligation to represent every person accused of a crime who can’t afford a lawyer, according to a report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor released on Tuesday. The state’s roughly 600 public ...

"Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fusion centers have started monitoring anti-surveillance activists, according to ...
09/23/2026

"Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fusion centers have started monitoring anti-surveillance activists, according to records obtained by Reason. An intelligence report compiled in Massachusetts and redistributed by a Wisconsin fusion center shows that the government is tracking online critics of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) like Flock Safety. Included among the critics is a website, SparrowMap, that uses ALPR technology to track police vehicles in real time."

SparrowMap uses volunteer cameras to track the police in the same way police track the public. The government considers it a potential threat.

"A new DOJ program restores ex-felons' right to own guns. What you need to know"
09/22/2026

"A new DOJ program restores ex-felons' right to own guns. What you need to know"

A felony conviction usually means losing rights like voting, serving on a jury or owning a gun. But for the first time in decades, the Justice Department is giving ex-felons a chance to get at least one of those rights back: gun ownership.

In the news: With the jury's verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with killing...
09/02/2026

In the news: With the jury's verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with killing her three children, are you curious about how Minnesota's insanity defense works? My explainer:

Exploring mental illness defenses in criminal cases, including the insanity defense, psychiatric defense and Rule 20 in Minnesota.

What are Public Order crimes? They include victimless, consensual & crimes that disrupt police.- Mala prohibitum - crime...
08/27/2026

What are Public Order crimes? They include victimless, consensual & crimes that disrupt police.
- Mala prohibitum - crimes by statute not moral consensus.
- Examples include disorderly conduct, resisting police, drugs.
Defenses & more in my explainer:

Public Order Crimes include victimless crimes, consensual crimes, vice crimes & crimes that interfere with police & courts. The defense view.

Minnesota does not have an "inciting a riot" criminal statute. Instead, participating in a riot is prosecuted under Minn...
08/24/2026

Minnesota does not have an "inciting a riot" criminal statute. Instead, participating in a riot is prosecuted under Minnesota Statutes § 609.71, which defines degrees of riot based on actions and weapons, alongside related criminal charges like unlawful assembly. But First Amendment rights protect speech. Self-defense may also be an available defense in a riot. My explainer:

Riot Attorney Thomas Gallagher's guide to Minnesota riot law, charges, defenses; including Minnesota Statutes §609.71, weapons, self-defense.

Today's agenda: A case where my guy reports a possibly lost fi***rm (in home or outdoors) to local police, who then char...
08/11/2026

Today's agenda: A case where my guy reports a possibly lost fi***rm (in home or outdoors) to local police, who then charge him with a crime "negligent storage where a child likely to access." But no gun, no child.

These Police want you to know that if you report a lost or stolen fi***rm they will charge you with a crime.

Facing a charge of Negligent Storage of a Fi***rm in Minnesota? How to defend against a gun storage charge with an expert defense lawyer.

Presumed innocent? Yes.PBSO deputy reprimanded after ticketing one-armed driver for alleged texting while driving
08/07/2026

Presumed innocent? Yes.

PBSO deputy reprimanded after ticketing one-armed driver for alleged texting while driving

A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy has been disciplined for an incident that made headlines around the country several months ago.According to a summar

In the news: Minnesota Disorderly Conduct law is in the news this week. Normally words alone are not enough for a crime;...
07/29/2026

In the news: Minnesota Disorderly Conduct law is in the news this week. Normally words alone are not enough for a crime; have free speech protection. But "fighting words" can be an exception. More deets from Attorney Thomas Gallagher here:

Defending against disorderly conduct 609.72 charges: assert your rights, consult an attorney. Avoid creating evidence prosecutors can twist.

Countermeasure tech: US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search.
07/27/2026

Countermeasure tech: US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search.

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

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