Prosecutors to consider race in plea deals under new policy written by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty

At least one constitutional law professor believes the policy could be unconstitutional, even if it was written with deliberate ambiguity to avoid those issues.MINNEAPOLIS — Starting Monday, prosecutors in Hennepin County will be required to consider race when offering plea deals, according to a new policy from County Attorney Mary Moriarty. A constitutional law professor warns the policy could be deemed unconstitutional if challenged in court, even if Moriarty's office intentionally crafted the policy to avoid those legal issues. KARE 11 News reporter Lou Raguse received a copy of the policy from sources inside Moriarty's office after it began being...