A Minnesota town used its anti-crime law against a protected class. It’s not the only one
Last November, the U.S. Department of Justice issued what it called a first-of-its-kind finding, telling a Minneapolis suburb that its enforcement of a crime-free law illegally discriminated against people with mental health disabilities
This photo taken Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, shows pages from a letter sent from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Minneapolis suburb of Anoka, Minn. The letter, sent Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, details the department’s conclusions that the city’s enforcement of an ordinance meant to control crime by pressuring landlords to evict troublesome tenants discriminates against people with mental…
