Alan Page: ‘We just need to learn how to treat people fairly’
The retiring Minnesota Supreme Court justice says ‘there is still a long way to go’ in struggle for racial equality.
View ArticlePlaintiffs, state clash over MSOP remedies
If the state’s strategy in the MSOP litigation was to refuse to provide any suggestions for remedies for the defects in the sex offender treatment system because it was fairly confident that the judge...
View ArticleJudge: No stay while state appeals sex-offender order
On Tuesday, the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee approved by voice vote a motion to file an amicus brief in support of the state’s position.
View ArticleCourt: Not a crime to refuse urine test
Another day, another blow to Minnesota’s DWI laws. In a published opinion, Minnesota Court of Appeals held that it is unconstitutional to charge a driver with a crime for refusing to take a urine test...
View ArticleWhistleblower limitations time extended
The Minnesota Supreme Court upended 20 years of whistleblower law and ruled that some claimants have six years to bring suit in Ford v. Minneapolis Public Schools on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
View ArticleBoard of Teaching held in contempt of court
It may be the first time a District Court has held a state agency in contempt.
View ArticleDietzen reflects on Supreme Court tenure
The retiring Supreme Court justice talked "rocket docket," drug sentencing and more.
View ArticleHigh court overturns DWI test-refusal statute
Decision applies to warrantless blood or urine samples
View ArticleMondale, Klobuchar lament court stalemate
Senator believes confirmations will proceed after a new president is inaugurated, but not before.
View Article‘Faithless elector’ challenges Minnesota law
To whom does an elector owe a duty of faithfulness?
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