Tamburino Talks Law: Could the Minneapolis Debate over Police Funding Hit a Veto Wall?

The death of George Floyd led to calls to dramatically change how public safety is funded in the City of Minneapolis. Now that debate is reaching a new milestone. The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey are in a budget battle. They're at odds over a series of cuts to the Police Department budget. The cuts are part of a proposal introduced last month by members of the council which takes $7.7 million from the Police Department's budget to fund other public safety programs and initiatives.

Frey is actively considering a budget veto due to the permanent cut to officer capacity. Council members can offer amendments to the budget before voting on the plan Wednesday, December 9th. But that won't be the end of this showdown. Here is my take on how this could all play out in Tamburino Talks Law

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Tamburino Talks Law: George Floyd case and how change of venue request will be determined

All four defendants in the George Floyd murder case have asked the court for a change of venue due to negative media attention, and many people are wondering “what is venue” and what does it mean to change venue. Listen here to my full analysis on Tamburino Talks Law or see my article below. Here’s a quick explanation: Venue means where the crime allegedly happened is where the trial will be held. For example, if a liquor store is robbed in Blaine, MN, the robbery trial will happen in Anoka County because Blaine is located in Anoka County. A change of venue is where a court moves the trial from the original county to some other county because the defendant(s) are not likely to receive a fair trial in the original county due to negative pre-trial publicity. Usually the defense will present evidence to the court such as media studies, polling, and affidavits supporting their contention that the potential jury pool in the original county is prejudiced against the defense because o

Tamburino Talks Law: Minnesota on New York State Travel Advisory List

Click Here to Listen to Tamburino Talks Law: Minnesota on New York State Travel Advisory List Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York recently added Minnesota to the list of approximately 22 states that are part of New York special travel advisories and quarantine rules. New York decided that any person traveling to New York from a state that has a positive Covid-19 testing rate in excess of 10%, or a number of positive cases exceeding 10 per 100,000 residents, based on a 7 day rolling average, must self quarantine for 14 days before they are allowed to travel freely within New York state. There are exceptions for essential workers (such as health care professionals), and for people who are simply traveling through New York and would only be in the state for less than 24 hours. The new rules also differentiate airline travel from non-airline travel. First, if you fly into any airport in New York you will be greeted by official personnel who will question you about where you tr

Tamburino Talks Law: Q&A "Should Elections be Suspended Due to COVID-19? What is the precedent?"

Sometimes during periods of great crisis people in powerful positions have some bad ideas. One of those bad ideas floating around now is the issue of whether we should postpone the general election. That’s a bad idea. We have never postponed a presidential election. Not during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Great Depression, civil unrests, or pandemics have we ever postponed or suspended a presidential election. Our political system is strong and can adapt to all sorts of serious problems that may occur. Our right to vote is sacrosanct in the Constitution and nothing should stop or delay our vote in any election, especially a presidential election.

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