Dozens of states, including Minnesota, are taking aim at Google in an escalating legal offensive on Big Tech.
Read More »More states approve Purdue Pharma exit plan
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model, including Minnesota, now support it.
Read More »How final is arbitrator’s finding?
A Minnesota Department of Corrections appeal of an arbitrator’s reinstatement of a fired department official will proceed under a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling issued Tuesday.
Read More »‘Landmark’ decisions alone don’t transform society
Landmark trials may go down in history, but a law professor specializing in alternative dispute resolution writes that they do not instantly transform the social order.
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight
The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with members of an Amish group in Minnesota who are fighting efforts by authorities to compel them to install septic systems, sending their appeal back to a state court.
Read More »Minnesota police groups sue over deadly force law
A coalition of Minnesota’s largest law enforcement groups sued the state Friday seeking to overturn a state law that changed the standard for justified use of deadly force by police.
Read More »Court decides ADA/FHA beef
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act both came into play in a nonprecedential decision related to a dispute between a sober house and the city of Cambridge that was released recently by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Read More »Third Republican announces bid to unseat AG Keith Ellison
A Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer who described pandemic restrictions and state lawsuits against businesses that violated health guidelines as “intrusive state government” has announced her bid to unseat Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
Read More »Court overturns gay-bias verdict against Branstad
Overturning a $1.5 million jury verdict, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former Gov. Terry Branstad did not illegally discriminate or retaliate against a gay state official.
Read More »Federal judge apologizes for ‘partisan’ comments on Trump pardons
A federal judge in Iowa admitted wrongdoing and publicly apologized for comments ridiculing former President Donald Trump for issuing a series of pardons to well-connected Republican officials.
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