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Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI
Apr 19, 2021 4:57 PM
Gov. Tim Walz speaks at an Operation Safety Net conference on Monday, April 12th, 2021 on the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn Center man by a police officer, the following protests and riots and a wide-sweeping curfew for the Twin Cities metro Monday night.
(KNSI) – After days of protests surrounding the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center that intersected with the Derek Chauvin trial coming to a close, Gov. Tim Walz on Monday requested law enforcement assistance through the Emergency Management Assistant Compact.
With the onus of whether or not to convict Chauvin in the death of George Floyd now on the jury after closing arguments wrapped up Monday, Walz said the state needs support in its efforts to preserve the constitutional right to peaceful protest while also ensuring public safety.
Federal Judge Orders Minnesota Law Enforcement to Stop Assaulting, Harassing Journalists at Protests
18 Apr 2021
A federal judge issued an order stopping Minnesota law enforcement officials and their agents, employees, and representatives from harassing and physically assaulting journalists covering the Daunte Wright protests.
Journalists say police officers pepper-sprayed and shot them with rubber bullets, and detained, and engaged in “other acts impeding the press’s ability to observe and report about protests and law enforcement’s interaction with protestors.”
Quoting from federal court caselaw the Court noted that “the First Amendment prohibits government officials from subjecting an individual to retaliatory actions.” The Court noted that a First Amendment retaliation claim is met where the plaintiff shows that: (1) he/she was “engaged in a protected activity;” (2) the government official took adverse action “that would chill a person of ordinary firmness
Police on Friday took nearly 100 people into custody following a sixth straight night of protests following the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
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