The new Minnesota legislative session just three weeks away and DFL state lawmakers plan to introduce a bill in response to the violence that has taken place in Minneapolis this month.
Minneapolis State Representative Jamie Long says the bill would allow Minnesotans to sue the federal government if they feel their constitutional rights have been violated.
“This is already available for Minnesotans under what’s called a 1983 action to bring it against state and local actors, but there’s no equivalent right now for bringing these types of cases against federal actors,” explains Rep. Long…