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Public Defender Faces Disciplinary Action Over Protest Actions

1/21/2026

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The Center to Advance Security in America filed a complaint against Brenna O'Connor, a Hennepin County public defender, alleging she urged protesters to block the federal courthouse.
The complaint followed anti-ICE protests after the January 7 death of Renee Good, shot by an ICE agent.
The Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board may discipline O'Connor for obstruction of justice.
Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to Minnesota Democrats, Governor Tim Walz, in ICE-operations probe.

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The Center to Advance Security in America filed a complaint against Brenna O'Connor, a Hennepin County public defender, alleging she urged protesters to block the federal courthouse.
The complaint followed anti-ICE protests after the January 7 death of Renee Good, shot by an ICE agent.
The Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board may discipline O'Connor for obstruction of justice.
Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to Minnesota Democrats, Governor Tim Walz, in ICE-operations probe.