Minnesota Lawyer

Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to drop the appeal made in his name of a judge's order putting on hold the enactment of the law restricting union bargaining rights.

Wisconsin's election chief said he expects the unofficial vote totals in the state Supreme Court race to change as local officials verify the counts before an expected recount that would be the first of its kind in modern state history.

A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman with Down syndrome while on a bus in St. Paul.

Gov. Mark Dayton toughened his stance toward health plans that manage care for subsidized health programs recently, ordering competitive bidding for state contracts and a new level of financial disclosure.

The NFL asked a federal judge last week to deny the players' union bid to release details in a $4 billion TV revenue dispute, saying information should be kept confidential because it is commercially sensitive.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a lawsuit against a California mortgage company, accusing them of cheating Minnesota home owners.

A Hennepin County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make gay marriage legal in Minnesota.

A Minnesota woman who filed a civil lawsuit against an uncle who sexually assaulted her as a child has been awarded more than $10 million in damages.

The NFL players' union has asked U.S. District Court Judge David Doty, who ruled in its favor on a TV revenue dispute, to release information from the case that the NFL wants kept confidential.

U.S. District Court Judge David Doty in Minneapolis has sided with the NFL players' union in a dispute with the league over television revenue.