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US Supreme Court declines to review Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional ruling

JURIST

APRIL 22, 2025

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge Monday to the appellate court decision that struck down Minnesota law prohibiting adults aged 18-20 from obtaining a permit to own guns and carry them in public. “We are cautiously optimistic the denial will have a positive impact in SAFs challenges to similar bans in other states.

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“Minnesota Supreme Court reverses woman’s indecent exposure conviction; The Minnesota Supreme Court determined the state failed to prove Eloisa Plancarte ‘lewdly’ exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot in 2021”

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MAY 4, 2025

“Minnesota Supreme Court reverses woman’s indecent exposure conviction; The Minnesota Supreme Court determined the state failed to prove Eloisa Plancarte ‘lewdly’ exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot in 2021”: Olivia Estright of The Post Bulletin of Rochester, Minnesota has this report.

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Minnesota appeals court remands state agency permit for PolyMet copper-nickel mine

JURIST

JULY 21, 2021

The Minnesota Court of Appeals remanded on Monday a permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency after finding that Poly Met Mining Inc. ” PolyMet sought to obtain state and federal permits to build the first copper-nickel platinum mine in Minnesota. PolyMet) may have engaged in “sham permitting.”

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential disability rights case

JURIST

APRIL 30, 2025

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.

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“Minnesota Supreme Court considers transgender weightlifting lawsuit with wide-ranging implications; JayCee Cooper, a transgender woman from Minneapolis, was denied entry into a women’s USA Powerlifting competition in 2019; Her civil lawsuit claiming discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court”

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Supreme Court of Minnesota has posted this video of today’s oral argument online at this link.

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Minnesota Senate passes bill ensuring minimum wage and benefits for rideshare drivers

JURIST

MAY 22, 2023

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill mandating rideshare companies to provide their drivers a minimum wage and other benefits on Sunday in a narrow vote of 35-32. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has not yet said if he will or will not sign this bill. The bill requires that all drivers be compensated $1.45 per mile within the Minneapolis-St.

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Conservation groups challenge Minnesota copper mine permit

JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2022

Open-pit copper mining is not allowed in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest due to its devastating and irreplaceable effects natural resources. According to the complaint, the proposed mine would also have lasting effects on the surrounding forest areas, wetlands, and the migratory species entering into the Minnesota forest.

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US appeals court rules Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional

JURIST

JULY 17, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Minnesota law requiring handgun carry permit applicants to be at least 21 years of age is unconstitutional. The post US appeals court rules Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The appellants, two convicted felons, argued that the law violates Article VII , Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution. The law at issue, Minn.

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Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Minnesota Judge Thomas Gillian denied concerned parents’ request on Tuesday to force all public schools within the state to mandate masks. The post Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Minnesota court strikes down law requiring 21-year-old age minimum for handgun permit

JURIST

APRIL 2, 2023

A federal judge for the US District Court of Minnesota Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring individuals to be at least 21 to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in public. The post Minnesota court strikes down law requiring 21-year-old age minimum for handgun permit appeared first on JURIST - News.

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“Justices seem sympathetic to student in disability discrimination case; A case out of Minnesota asks whether families must meet an unfairly high burden to show that schools are falling short in meeting the needs of disabled students”

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APRIL 28, 2025

“Justices seem sympathetic to student in disability discrimination case; A case out of Minnesota asks whether families must meet an unfairly high burden to show that schools are falling short in meeting the needs of disabled students”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report. ” The U.S.

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Private security company barred from sending armed guards to polling places in Minnesota

JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A Tennessee private security company recruiting military veterans to ‘protect’ polls in Minnesota will face new restrictions as part of a settlement with local civic engagement organizations. The assurance required Atlas to keep its business out of Minnesota until January 2022.

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Minnesota Legal Kiosk Project

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JANUARY 20, 2022

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

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Minnesota Senate approves voter ID bill

JURIST

MAY 5, 2021

The Minnesota Senate approved a bill Monday that would require voters to present photo identification at the polls. In Minnesota, the issue of photo ID was previously addressed in 2012, when Minnesotans rejected a constitutional amendment that would have required photo ID for voting. It was passed by the Minnesota Senate on Monday.

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Minnesota Lawyer Gets Suspended License As Retirement Gift

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The post Minnesota Lawyer Gets Suspended License As Retirement Gift appeared first on Above the Law. No refunds.

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Minnesota lifer may be first woman to take proctored LSAT in prison

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AUGUST 26, 2021

A Minnesota inmate sentenced to life in prison without parole may be the first woman to take a proctored Law School Admission Test while incarcerated. Maureen…

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Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Less Risk of Prejudice With Judicial Interrogation at a Bench Trial

EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Similar to its federal counterpart, Minnesota Rule of Evidence 614(b) states that "[t]he court may interrogate witnesses, whether called by itself or by a party." The Supreme Court of Minnesota has found that "courts ordinarily should exercise that authority 'with.

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US DOJ sues landlords over rent price-fixing algorithms

JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2025

The filing also listed violations under 10 different state laws whose respective jurisdictions are party to the case, including California, North Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.

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Minnesota and New Jersey sue Glock for selling handguns as easily convertible machine guns

JURIST

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock, Inc. The two states are seeking an injunction that would prevent Glock from selling such handguns, and Minnesota specifically seeks an order for Glock to modify their handgun design to prevent easy machine gun modifications. Glock) and its parent company Glock Ges.m.b.H.

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Over 50 Bar Organizations Stand Up For The Rule Of Law

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MARCH 26, 2025

Louis Berks County (Pennsylvania) Bar Association Boston Bar Association Boulder County (Colorado) Bar Association Chicago Bar Association Chicago Council of Lawyers Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Columbus (Ohio) Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Contra Costa (California) County Bar Association Detroit Bar Association and Foundation (..)

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Minnesota Supreme Court says federal marijuana ban preempts state workers’ compensation law

JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday held that federal law preempts a state Workers’ Compensation (WC) law requiring employers to reimburse injured employees for medical marijuana. The court then held that the CSA preempts the WC court’s orders mandating the former employers to pay for respondents’ medical marijuana.

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Minnesota judge denies motions for continuance and change of venue in George Floyd murder trial

JURIST

MARCH 20, 2021

Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill denied motions for continuance and change of venue on Friday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the man charged with the murder of George Floyd. I don’t think there is any place in the state of Minnesota that has not been subjected to extreme amounts of publicity on this case.”

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Justices rule Minnesota county violated takings clause

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MAY 25, 2023

Share In 2016, a Minnesota county sold 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler’s condo at auction after she failed to pay her property taxes for several years. Indeed, Roberts observed, even Minnesota itself “recognizes that in other contexts a property owner is entitled to the surplus in excess of her debt.”

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“Minnesota Gun Carry Age Restriction Struck Down by Appeals Court; 18-to-20 year-olds can get public carry permits under ruling; Minnesota didn’t meet Bruen, Rahimi standards, 8th Cir. says”

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JULY 16, 2024

“Minnesota Gun Carry Age Restriction Struck Down by Appeals Court; 18-to-20 year-olds can get public carry permits under ruling; Minnesota didn’t meet Bruen, Rahimi standards, 8th Cir. says”: Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

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Hearing Set For Minnesota Crime Reform Bill

The Crime Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

Bill sponsor Kelley Moller has met with members of the committee and Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) executive director Artika Roller to talk about what victim advocates need in order to better support victims of violent crime.

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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”

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

“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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Mike Lindell Gets Ritually Pantsed In Minnesota Court. Twice.

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The post Mike Lindell Gets Ritually Pantsed In Minnesota Court. Come for the Lindell smackdown, stay for the major side eye at Judge Aileen Cannon. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Minnesota lifer will attend online law school accredited by the ABA after variance granted

ABA Journal

JUNE 14, 2022

In what may be a first, Minnesota inmate Maureen Onyelobi will attend online classes this fall at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Onyelobi learned…

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Minnesota Candidates Spar Over Role of Attorney General

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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

JURIST

APRIL 11, 2025

The amicus brief was signed by the attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

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Minnesota Police Coordinate With Pipeline Company to Thwart Protesters

The Crime Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

A special account set up by the state of Minnesota has distributed $2.3 Line 3 opponents have long raised concerns about payments made to law enforcement by Enbridge to cover pipeline-related policing. million in Enbridge funds to public safety agencies so far.

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Minnesota Police Officer Charged For Harassing Calls That Allegedly Led To Armed Confrontation

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

A Minnesota police officer has been charged with two counts of harassment and one count of misconduct for allegedly making more than 30 calls after midnight one evening to a local Oakdale, Minnesota man with an active warrant that he had been ordered to surveil, Samantha Fischer reports for KARE11.

Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Rule 410 Waiver Triggered in Murder Trial

EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Similar to its federal counterpart, Minnesota Rule of Evidence 410 provides that Evidence of a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, or a plea of nolo contendere, or of an offer to plead guilty or nolo contendere to the crime charged.

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Minnesota Cops Volunteer to Teach Teens How to Drive

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In Rochester, Minnesota, 20 police officers are volunteering as driver ed instructors to assist teens in obtaining their licenses for lower costs, Catharine Richert reports for NPR. Instead of paying the regular $400 class fee, students are encouraged to pay what they can afford. The initiative provides a boon to teens trying to get jobs.

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Minnesota appeals court rejects request to delay trial of former police officer who killed George Floyd

JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday dismissed the prosecution’s request to delay the March trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged will killing George Floyd, after the prosecution cited safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Tracy Smith led a three-judge panel that dismissed the requests.

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Minneapolis agrees to revamp police department in wake of George Floyd murder

JURIST

MARCH 31, 2023

The City of Minneapolis Friday reached an agreement with the state of Minnesota to revamp the city’s police department. The agreement is a representation of over eight months of negotiation between the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD).

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Two Minnesota Farmers Charged in $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2023

Two Cottonwood County, Minnesota men were charged for defrauding $46 million in an organic grain fraud scheme on Friday. The two allegedly conspired to cheat grain purchasers the millions by selling non-GMO grains falsely labeled as “organic.”

US Supreme Court rules that government cannot keep profit from properties sold to satisfy tax debt

JURIST

MAY 25, 2023

Hennepin County, Minnesota, et al. wherein a local Minnesota government sold off a woman’s condo to satisfy her tax bill. The case centered around Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old woman, whose condo was sold by Hennepin County, Minnesota to satisfy her tax bill. The court reached this decision in the case of Tyler v.

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“Last Republican Minnesota Supreme Court appointee announces retirement; Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed G. Barry Anderson to the high court in 2004”

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JANUARY 12, 2024

“Last Republican Minnesota Supreme Court appointee announces retirement; Former Gov. And Brian Bakst of Minnesota Public Radio News reports that “ Long-tenured Justice Anderson to leave Minnesota Supreme Court in May.” Tim Pawlenty appointed G. Tim Pawlenty appointed G.

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“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. Tim Pawlenty elevated her in 2010”

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JUNE 15, 2023

“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. And Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson of Minnesota Public Radio News report that “ Chief Justice Gildea to leave Minnesota high court in October.”

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“Twitter rejects blue check mark verification for former Viking, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page; According to Twitter, the pro football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice lacks the ‘notability’ needed before it bestows its coveted blue check mark signaling verification”

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AUGUST 28, 2021

“Twitter rejects blue check mark verification for former Viking, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page; According to Twitter, the pro football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice lacks the ‘notability’ needed before it bestows its coveted blue check mark signaling verification”: Paul Walsh of The Minneapolis (..)

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“Controversial MN Supreme Court ruling fuels legislative change to protect sexual assault survivors; With student support, the Minnesota Legislature is working to close the ‘intoxication loophole'”

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APRIL 17, 2021

“Controversial MN Supreme Court ruling fuels legislative change to protect sexual assault survivors; With student support, the Minnesota Legislature is working to close the ‘intoxication loophole'”: Samantha Woodward of The Minnesota Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Minnesota, has this report.

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Lawsuit: Minnesota Jail Only Let White Officers Guard Ex-Cop Who Killed George Floyd

LegalReader

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Eight correctional officers have filed a lawsuit against a Minnesota county jail, claiming that only White officers were allowed to guard Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop accused of killing George Floyd. According to NBC News, the lawsuit was lodged in a state district court earlier this week. In the complaint, the eight officers say that a.

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US Supreme Court declines to review Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional ruling

“Minnesota Supreme Court reverses woman’s indecent exposure conviction; The Minnesota Supreme Court determined the state failed to prove Eloisa Plancarte ‘lewdly’ exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot in 2021”

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Minnesota appeals court remands state agency permit for PolyMet copper-nickel mine

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential disability rights case

Minnesota Senate passes bill ensuring minimum wage and benefits for rideshare drivers

Conservation groups challenge Minnesota copper mine permit

US appeals court rules Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional

Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

Minnesota court strikes down law requiring 21-year-old age minimum for handgun permit

“Justices seem sympathetic to student in disability discrimination case; A case out of Minnesota asks whether families must meet an unfairly high burden to show that schools are falling short in meeting the needs of disabled students”

Private security company barred from sending armed guards to polling places in Minnesota

Minnesota Legal Kiosk Project

Minnesota Senate approves voter ID bill

Minnesota Lawyer Gets Suspended License As Retirement Gift

Minnesota lifer may be first woman to take proctored LSAT in prison

Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Less Risk of Prejudice With Judicial Interrogation at a Bench Trial

US DOJ sues landlords over rent price-fixing algorithms

Minnesota and New Jersey sue Glock for selling handguns as easily convertible machine guns

Over 50 Bar Organizations Stand Up For The Rule Of Law

Minnesota Supreme Court says federal marijuana ban preempts state workers’ compensation law

Minnesota judge denies motions for continuance and change of venue in George Floyd murder trial

Justices rule Minnesota county violated takings clause

“Minnesota Gun Carry Age Restriction Struck Down by Appeals Court; 18-to-20 year-olds can get public carry permits under ruling; Minnesota didn’t meet Bruen, Rahimi standards, 8th Cir. says”

Hearing Set For Minnesota Crime Reform Bill

“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”

Mike Lindell Gets Ritually Pantsed In Minnesota Court. Twice.

Minnesota lifer will attend online law school accredited by the ABA after variance granted

Minnesota Candidates Spar Over Role of Attorney General

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

Minnesota Police Coordinate With Pipeline Company to Thwart Protesters

Minnesota Police Officer Charged For Harassing Calls That Allegedly Led To Armed Confrontation

Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Rule 410 Waiver Triggered in Murder Trial

Minnesota Cops Volunteer to Teach Teens How to Drive

Minnesota appeals court rejects request to delay trial of former police officer who killed George Floyd

Minneapolis agrees to revamp police department in wake of George Floyd murder

Two Minnesota Farmers Charged in $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

US Supreme Court rules that government cannot keep profit from properties sold to satisfy tax debt

“Last Republican Minnesota Supreme Court appointee announces retirement; Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed G. Barry Anderson to the high court in 2004”

“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. Tim Pawlenty elevated her in 2010”

“Controversial MN Supreme Court ruling fuels legislative change to protect sexual assault survivors; With student support, the Minnesota Legislature is working to close the ‘intoxication loophole'”

Lawsuit: Minnesota Jail Only Let White Officers Guard Ex-Cop Who Killed George Floyd

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