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Dayton vetoes E-Verify law
Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a bill that would have required all three branches of state government to verify the immigration status of newly hired employees.
Read More »Across the Region – April 23
Legal news from around the Midwest.
Read More »Across the Region – April 16
Legal news from the Midwest.
Read More »Young witness testifies in sex trafficking case
A key witness in a federal trial involving nine people accused in a sexual trafficking ring operated by Somali gang members told jurors last week she was taken from apartment to apartment in suburban Minneapolis to have sex with men for money.
Read More »Petters asks U.S. Supreme Court to review conviction
Attorneys for Minnesota businessman Tom Petters asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his 2009 conviction on charges that he orchestrated a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme.
Read More »Around the Region – April 9
Legal news from around the Midwest region.
Read More »Insurer must provide benefits after gender change
A federal judge ruled last week a health insurer improperly denied benefits to a spouse who had undergone a sex change operation.
Read More »Three to be considered to fill appeals court vacancy
The Commission on Judicial Selection recommended three candidates to Gov. Mark Dayton for consideration to fill the current vacancy created upon Judge David Minge’s upcoming retirement from the 2nd Congressional District seat on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Read More »Judge: Man who drowned son could be released
A judge has cleared the way for the eventual release of an Eden Prairie man who drowned his infant son in a laundry tub.
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