US EditionDOJ opens probe after DA requires prosecutors to consider race in plea deals
- Hennepin County prosecutors began requiring consideration of race in plea deal negotiations starting Monday, as outlined in a memo from County Attorney Mary Moriarty's office.
- The policy aims to address longstanding racial disparities in the justice system, though some experts raise constitutional concerns and highlight ambiguity in the directive.
- The memo instructs prosecutors to see defendants as whole persons, factoring in racial identity and age, without offering better or worse deals solely based on race.
- University of St. Thomas Professor Rachel Moran called the policy constitutionally sound, while others like Jill Hasday described it as unconstitutional and noted Supreme Court hostility to race-based government policies.
- The policy has sparked debate and prompted scrutiny of Moriarty's ability to publicly justify the approach amid questions over fair and just outcomes in prosecutorial discretion.
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DOJ investigating a Minnesota county attorney’s policy to consider race in plea deals
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice is investigating a Minnesota county attorney’s policy that appears to suggest a defendant’s race should be considered during plea deals. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted a letter on X Saturday informing the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office that the department had launched a “racial discrimination pattern and practice investigation” into the policy change. “Lady Justic…
DOJ to Probe Minneapolis Prosecutor's Office for Racial Favoritism with Criminals
The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into a directive by Minnesota’s Hennepin County Attorney’s Office that prosecutors take race into consideration when striking plea deals with criminal defendants. The post DOJ to Probe Minneapolis Prosecutor’s Office for Racial Favoritism with Criminals appeared first on Breitbart.
JUST IN: DOJ Opens Investigation Into Soros-Backed District Attorney
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis-area Hennepin County Attorney’s Office’s new guidance to consider the race of defendants when negotiating plea deals. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Acting Associate Attorney General Chad Mizelle and Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon notified Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty of the investigation in a letter. The DO…
DOJ civil rights atty Harmeet Dhillon investigates Soros-backed Minnesota DA over considering race in plea deals
The investigation centers on how Mary Moriarty adopted "Negotiations Policy for Cases Involving Adult Defendants," which advises prosecutors to factor “racial identity” into their plea deals.
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