The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday ordered state regulators to reconsider whether an environmental review is necessary for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant that would be built.
Read More »GOP votes to hire attorney in voter purge lawsuit
Republican legislators have decided to hire their own attorneys in a federal lawsuit seeking to keep more than 200,000 voter registrations in place.
Read More »Purdue Pharma judge thrust into spotlight
The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma warns that real-life court cases don’t unfold like “Perry Mason.”
Read More »Hennepin County chief public defender suspended
Hennepin County’s chief public defender was suspended indefinitely Monday while a state board investigates issues that have not been publicly explained.
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to block Wisconsin crime victims amendment
A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to block a statewide vote on a ballot question that would amend the Wisconsin Constitution to expand crime victims’ rights.
Read More »Human trafficking lawsuits allege hotels ignored problem
Lawyers representing human trafficking victims want a single federal judge to oversee multiple lawsuits alleging that major hotel chains have ignored human trafficking taking place on their premises.
Read More »Lawsuit calls immigration courts deportation machines
SALEM, Ore. — The immigration court system under the Trump administration has become a “deportation machine,” two groups said in a lawsuit filed in federal ...
Read More »Ex-campaign official Gates gets 45 days in jail
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Trump campaign official Rick Gates to 45 days in jail despite what she said was “extraordinary” ...
Read More »Ailing or no, Ginsburg maintains busy public life
WASHINGTON — In the course of a year, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had lung surgery to remove cancerous growths and radiation for a tumor ...
Read More »Administration seeks to bar convicted immigrants from asylum
WASHINGTON — Immigrants convicted of illegally re-entering the U.S., driving drunk or committing domestic violence will be barred from claiming asylum under a proposed regulation ...
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