MNsure, Minnesota’s agency for state-provided health insurance, has been in the news a lot lately thanks to website glitches and concerning enrollment numbers. Recently, though, it was on the front page of the Minneapolis Star Tribune for a different reason — its...
Month: April 2014
Appeals Court Reaches Puzzling Decision In Breath-Test Refusal Case
In March, the Minnesota Court of Appeals handed down a decision that some criminal law experts found unusual. The court found that a defendant can be charged with refusing to submit to a breath test if the arresting officer thinks there is enough evidence for a...
State Patrol Active During St. Patrick’s Day Holiday Weekend
This year, the Minnesota State Patrol widely publicized its plans to pursue impaired drivers during the long St. Patrick’s Day weekend. It asserted that extra officers would be out on patrol. Now, the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety has tallied...
The Importance of Your Right to Remain Silent
Your right to remain silent comes from the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is why it’s called pleading or taking the Fifth. The amendment actually says that the accused shall not “…be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against...