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Bar Buzz: Ex-chief justice has his day
Gov. Tim Walz proclamation names Oct. 28 ‘Russell Anderson Day.’
Capitol Retort: Dangerously biased, felon voting, robed ruffians
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have both endured racially or religiously biased and threatening messages. Do you see that as a weird coincidence or emblematic of something bigger and more worrisome in our culture?
Perspectives: Federal and Minnesota style impeachment
As the impeachment process plays out in the nation’s capitol, most of all of the Democrats from Minnesota in the House of Representatives, have signed on to it.
Capitol Retort: Proactive expungements, ‘strong relationship,’ cold and snowy
Should courts let police wander outside the bounds of identified evidence?
ACLU-MN lawsuit seeks to restore voting rights for felons
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Minnesota to restore the voting rights of convicted felons who are on supervised release or probation.
Trump’s first pardon isn’t good enough for ‘toughest sheriff’
Joe Arpaio, once known as “America’s toughest sheriff,” isn’t content to be the first recipient of a criminal pardon from President Donald Trump.
Trump asks appeals panel to block subpoena for tax returns
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court to recognize broad legal immunity protecting the president.
Kagan on SCOTUS: ‘The whole thing is a pretty good gig’
Justice Elena Kagan discusses high court at U talk.
Supreme Court tosses Michigan gerrymandering ruling in GOP win
The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court ruling that would have forced Michigan’s congressional and state legislative voting maps to be redrawn to give Republicans less of an advantage.
Perspectives: Death penalty focus recalls law, lore here
Capital punishment is attracting a great deal of attention these days, ranging from the courtrooms to the White House to the newsrooms.
Appeals court to hold rehearing on Trump hotel lawsuit
A federal appeals court will reconsider a ruling from a three-judge panel that threw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel.
Capitol Retort: AG staffing, group-home think, famous Mr. Giuliani
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Top News
- DOJ charges 15 in Minnesota with conspiracy to block ICE
- Court rejects church liability in online sexual abuse suit
- DOJ brings new criminal charge in deadly Key Bridge collapse probe
- D.C. groups sue over Trump’s planned ‘Garden of American Heroes’
- Supreme Court to review immigrant detention; other cases turned away
- Trump to tap former defense team member for Manhattan prosecutor post
- Family sues Milwaukee over 2023 death of teen left in tow lot for days
Expert Testimony
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- Perspectives: Key figure’s recent death recalls Watergate here
- Perspectives: Two new cases here recall Miranda at 60
- Perspectives: Election litigation starting early in Minnesota
