In the 4-3 ruling, the court said three of Trump’s four claims were filed too late and the other was without merit. The ruling ends Trump’s legal challenges in state court.
Read More »Analysis: Short work by high court of Trump’s `big one’
The electionl challenge lacked one basic element: a strong legal argument that might plausibly attract some sympathy on a court now dominated by conservative justices.
Read More »Trump loses Wisconsin case while arguing another one
President Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court in another lawsuit.
Read More »Man serving 90-year sentence for marijuana released
Richard DeLisi, 71, was believed to be the longest-serving nonviolent cannabis prisoner, according to the The Last Prisoner Project which championed his release.
Read More »Parents sue Walz to lift ‘pause’ on youth sports over virus
A group of parents sued Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials Thursday, seeking to throw out his order that put high school sports on hold to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Read More »Emmer, Stauber back bid for Supreme Court to void Biden win
Republican U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer and Pete Stauber of Minnesota have signed on to a last-gasp bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the presidential election.
Read More »Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump lawsuit
A Wisconsin judge on Friday ruled against President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state, another in a string of defeats in the president’s extraordinary attempts to undo his loss.
Read More »What’s next for Facebook in the antitrust case?
Experts expect a long-drawn out battle that Facebook is prepared to defend vigorously — and with enormous resources.
Read More »Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs — but will keep the mayor's targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact, averting a possible veto.
Read More »Church identified as hate group gets permit in Minnesota
The city council in a small Minnesota farming community has voted to grant a permit that allows a controversial Nordic heritage church that has been identified as a white supremacist group to gather at an abandoned church.
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