A Michigan judge threw out felony charges Tuesday against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease.
Read More »2 guilty of violating Floyd’s rights to begin federal term
Two of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to begin serving their federal sentences Tuesday.
Read More »Correction: Judge who voided Minnesota abortion limits blocks appeal bid
A Minnesota judge who struck down key restrictions on abortion in the state has rejected a bid by a county prosecutor who hopes to appeal the ruling.
Read More »No sweeping changes after praying coach’s court win
Three months after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a high school football coach’s right to pray on the field after games, there’s no sign that large numbers of coaches have followed.
Read More »Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights.
Read More »Abortion key to Keith Ellison’s second-term hopes
Locked in a tough reelection fight, the attorney general is arguing that he’s been far less of a partisan warrior than his critics claim.
Read More »Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled a western county in the state must conduct an environmental review to determine whether a proposed drainage ditch improvement could harm one of the last free-flowing creeks in the heavily agricultural area.
Read More »Federal court finds 3rd Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse.
Read More »GOP states sue administration over student loan plan
Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.
Read More »Abscam figure sent back to prison in ballot stuffing case
A former congressman from Philadelphia who went to prison over the 1970s-era Abscam scandal was sent back to prison Tuesday at age 79 in a ballot stuffing case.
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