A lawsuit was filed against Minneapolis this week, claiming the city, including Mayor Jacob Frey, have failed to hire enough police officers. The petition points back to a 2022 decision by the state supreme court.
That decision upheld part of a district court ruling finding that the “mayor has a clear legal duty under the Minneapolis City Charter to employ at least 731 sworn police officers”.
“The message of this case is very straightforward: enforce the law as written, hire more police officers,” said attorney Rachel Paulose with the Upper Midwest Law Center…