A New Brighton man is charged with a felony for allegedly leading the effort to tear down a bronze Christopher Columbus statue on the Capitol grounds.
Read More »Primaries: DFL’s Tea Party moment?
Judiciary Chair Lesch was among those unseated in the Aug. 11 primaries.
Read More »12 lawyers win primaries
Nine DFL lawyers vying for legislative seats won primaries on Aug. 11, as did three Republicans.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Veterans Restorative Justice Act on hold
It passed the Senate unanimously during the third special session on Aug. 12. Nonetheless, the Veterans Restorative Justice Act is on hold again.
Read More »Minnesota’s new statutes are in effect
Among the laws that went into effect on Aug. 1: changes that affect child brides, police, and the Court of Appeals.
Read More »Capitol Retort: Masked voters; deficit; NRA in crosshairs
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »Police officers’ immunity upheld
But 8th Circuit’s Judge Jane Kelly dissents in Burnsville use-of-force case.
Read More »Signing checks on front is not endorsing them
You can’t be charged with falsely endorsing a check unless you sign it on the back, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled.
Read More »Bar Buzz: ACLU’s Darris joins Public Defense Board
Elizer Darris, an ACLU of Minnesota organizer and a former prison inmate, has been appointed to the state Board of Public Defense.
Read More »Penalties turn poverty into a crime, panel told
The House Judiciary committee heard presentations on four justice reform ideas, all of which had been previous House bills.
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