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

JURIST

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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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.

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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

JURIST

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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Justices to consider standards for special-education discrimination suits 

SCOTUSBlog

Two sets of statutes are important: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and a pair of overlapping anti-discrimination statutes, the Americans with Disability Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The discrimination statutes bar any discrimination by a public entity (such as a school district) by reason of [any] disability.

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

JURIST

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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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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New Zealand appeals court upholds decision finding 4 Uber drivers were employees

JURIST

The drivers were thereafter allowed access to employment entitlements, including minimum wage and parental leave, under the New Zealand statute. While Uber drivers in the US are generally considered independent contractors, some states such as Minnesota have proposed legislation regulating minimum wage or other benefits for rideshare drivers.

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