Chuck Samuelson

Dan Feidt on the DRE report: 'It's unacceptable for something this unethical to happen' [Q & A]

When the DRE scandal first made headlines last spring, City Pages talked with Dan Feidt to get his perspective on how the story fit into the broader narrative of America's war on drugs.CITY PAGES' DRE SCANDAL SERIES:-- DRE officer: "I don't know what the big deal is I just gave them marijuana" [PART ... More >>

Antonio "Savage" Jenkins' tattoo of "pig get'n brains blew out" leads to criminal charge

Just over a week after news broke that the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples have hits out on all Twin Cities cops, an alleged member of the Bloods faces a terroristic threats charge for his new tattoo.SEE ALSO: Forest Lake school bans Taylor Gang shirts because 'name is code word for marijuana use' ... More >>

Stephanie Cannon says she was fired from cancer center job for smelling like cigarettes

MORE WAR-ON-SMOKING COVERAGE:-- Hennepin County bans smoking everywhere, even its cars-- Bad news for cig smoking Twins fans: You can no longer smoke at Target FieldIn June, Fridley resident Stephanie Cannon got a job as a receptionist with Park Nicollet Health Services at the Frauenshuh Cancer Cent ... More >>

ACLU denies Minnesota Majority's claim to $1,000 voter impersonation bounty

​The ACLU of Minnesota announced today that for the time being, it will not be paying out the $1,000 bounty it offered in exchange for a proven case of voter impersonation.In February, the ACLU offered $1,000 for any "no good lyin' cheatin' vote stealin' rascal who would have been caught if the c ... More >>

The truth behind TiZA

The controversial charter school was more than just a First Amendment fiasco

Minnesota ACLU places $1,000 bounty on voter-impersonatin' "rascals"

​The ACLU of Minnesota has stepped into the voter-ID controversy by offering a bounty: $1,000 for any "no good lyin' cheatin' vote stealin' rascal who would have been caught if the currently proposed Voter ID Amendment had already been enacted." ACLU Executive Director Chuck Samuelson is confide ... More >>

DNA Nation

Anoka County demanding DNA samples from suspected welfare cheats

Supreme Court OKs detaining sex criminals indefinitely

​Minnesota's controversial Minnesota Sex Offender Program, and 19 others like it around the country, will remain unaffected by yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court  ruling, which allows the federal government to keep people locked up indefinitely if they are considered sexually dangerous, even afte ... More >>

Stopping the Status Seekers

St. Paul considers safeguards against federal immigration policies

Play It As It Lies

Everyone knows political candidates stretch the truth. Should they be prosecuted for it?

Generation Ecstasy Comes Down

Congress thinks the RAVE Act is a natural high for the War on Drugs. But ravers aren't smiling.

Burn this Book

The University of Minnesota Press, author Judith Levine, and one very hot topic

Whose Smoke? Whose Holes?

Minnesota's Male Immigrants Ready For A Broad Justice-department Sweep

The Last Sodomites

Now Minnesotans can be as nasty as they wanna be

Ill Communication

The state profits from phone calls to the big house. Inmates say their families are ending up in the poorhouse.

Dirty Tricks

Minnesota's Fair Campaign Practices Act was designed to ensure fair elections. Critics say it's unconstitutional.

Orono's Teachable Moment

Liberty Hell

The Minnesota Civil Liberties Union may have violated state nonprofit laws according to its parent organization, The ACLU. Critics in the local group want a new board election.