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Some Minnesota criminal defense attorneys say state court system 'unfair' during COVID-19 restrictions Friday, April 3, 2020

KSTP News

A group of private Minnesota criminal defense attorneys asked the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow them to have the same remote access to computer court files as prosecutors and judges, but the group's request was denied.

Chuck Ramsay, of Ramsay Law Firm, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the group of defense attorneys is considering a federal lawsuit claiming their defendants' constitutional rights of due process and fair legal counsel are being violated.

"It is a huge disadvantage to not have equal, remote computer access to court files," said Ramsay. 

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