Lollie Sues Cops, City For St. Paul Skyway Arrest

Lollie was waiting to meet his children at a nearby daycare in what he thought was a public area of the First National Bank building. Security officers there asked him to leave and Lollie, who is African-American, refused when he spotted other non-minorities in the same area. That’s when officer Lori Hayne first approached Lollie, whom...

Ruling paved way for $100K skyway-Taser settlement

Applebaum and Partner receive 2020 Attorney of the Year as the St. Paul Police Department pays big settlement after extensive litigation. The civil rights case against the City illustrated the power of a cell phone video, the willingness of these police to use Tasers, the apparent edginess of the police in this situation when Lollie...