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The judge overseeing the estate of the late rock superstar Prince decided correctly when he rejected five people who claimed to be half-siblings and heirs of the late rock superstar Prince, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Carver County ...

The state of Minnesota violated environmental law as well as the public trust in failing to protect White Bear Lake and its aquifer, a district judge ruled in a case with broader implications for future suburban development. Ramsey County District ...

A former Roman Catholic monk has filed a federal lawsuit against cosmetics giant L’Oreal, accusing the company of stealing patented technology in an anti-aging wrinkle cream that his charity was selling to raise money for the poor. Dennis Wyrzykowski and ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A lesbian couple are receiving a public apology and $10,000 in damages from a county clerk’s office in West Virginia where they were disparaged when applying for a marriage license last year, the couple’s attorneys said ...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s ban on joint ownership of cemeteries and funeral homes is constitutional, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting a lawsuit that argued the prohibition was anti-competitive and irrational. The ruling from the 2nd District Court of ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge has temporarily blocked most of Texas’ tough new “sanctuary cities” law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. legally and threatened sheriffs with jail time ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — You wouldn’t think an 80-year-old judge would make for a viral video, but somehow Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio has been winning hearts and clicks on Facebook with a mix of compassion, humor and a rotating cast ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to Capitol Retort, our weekly review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of legal and political people in the know. Answers are edited for length and clarity. Any instances of agreement are ...

The question of whether Robert Menendez will remain one of the most powerful Democrats in the U.S. Senate or go to prison could turn on whether favors he did for a large donor are deemed “official acts.” The trial, set ...

Editor’s Note:  The legal world was shocked recently when City Pages reported that Patterson Thuente Pederson partner Aaron Davis was also the owner of Behold Barbarity records, which it described as a “virtual vault of neo-Nazi tunes.” It also reported ...