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Attorneys general file brief to US Supreme Court supporting Maryland county’s LGBTQ book curriculum

JURIST

A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a 31-page amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, claiming a Maryland county’s policy of incorporating LGBTQ-inclusive books into their curriculum with no opt-out option for parents does not violate the US Constitution.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential disability rights case

JURIST

Upon moving to Minnesota in 2015, the Osseo school district did not accommodate the existing schedule Ava had at her previous school district. The petitioner had received an accommodated school schedule when she was a student in Kentucky due to suffering from seizures primarily in the mornings. ” Lisa S. ” Lisa S.

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Conservation groups challenge Minnesota copper mine permit

JURIST

Marc Fink, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity stated that federal agencies “ can’t just ignore threats to animals headed for extinction…This massive mine would wipe out more than a thousand acres of forest critical to the survival of the Canada lynx, whose paw prints have been found at the mine site.”

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Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

JURIST

Minnesota Judge Thomas Gillian denied concerned parents’ request on Tuesday to force all public schools within the state to mandate masks. In Missouri, Attorney General Eric Schmitt challenged local public schools authority to require masks.

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Minnesota Legal Kiosk Project

CourtTechBulletin

Thanks to a tweet from attorney Mark C. Palmer we learned today about this Minnesota project that started last year. The project issued the following press release on May 3, 2021. Read more ».

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Minnesota Candidates Spar Over Role of Attorney General

The Crime Report

In the race for Minnesota attorney general, the Republican challenger is harnessing a tough-on-crime argument against Democrat incumbent Keith Ellison and, in the process, proposing a complete shift in focus on what the AG does, Blake Hounshell reports for the New York Times.

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“Minnesota Supreme Court reviews indecent exposure conviction of woman who went topless; The attorney for Eloisa Plancarte argued that she did not commit a ‘lewd’ act under Minnesota law when she exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot”

HowAppealing

Minnesota Supreme Court reviews indecent exposure conviction of woman who went topless; The attorney for Eloisa Plancarte argued that she did not commit a ‘lewd’ act under Minnesota law when she exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot”: Louis Krauss of The Minnesota Star Tribune has this report.

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