An appeals court has denied former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura’s request for a rehearing of his defamation case against the estate of slain Navy SEAL ...
Read More »Legal tab for Prince estate: $2M and counting
The legal bills for sorting out Prince’s estate are already running into the millions. The special administrator overseeing Prince’s estate is seeking permission to pay ...
Read More »Special prosecutor to help in Minnesota police killing case
A Minnesota prosecutor said Friday that he won’t step aside but will add a special prosecutor to his team while deciding whether to charge a ...
Read More »Judge says he may allow cameras in Prince estate proceedings
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate said Thursday he’ll consider allowing cameras in court on a hearing-by-hearing basis, but broader questions ...
Read More »Across the Region: Girls in Slender Man attack to be tried as adults
SOUTH DAKOTA Former prosecutor seeks pardon for Peltier The legal team for imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier is hoping President Barack Obama will pardon ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Court strikes down Missouri law cutting jobless benefits
Prosecutors urge speedy jailing of 2 convicted legislators NEW YORK — A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling reversing the conviction of a former Virginia governor ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Challenge to gender selection on US passports heads to court in Colorado
Man acquitted in wife’s death sues prosecutor ST. LOUIS — A man found not guilty in the death of his wife in a retrial has ...
Read More »Across the Region: Transgender Wisconsin student sues school district
WISCONSIN Transgender student sues school district A transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging a Wisconsin school district won’t let him use the boys’ ...
Read More »Gov. Wendell Anderson passes away at 83
Gov. Anderson graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and was part of a silver-medal winning Olympic hockey team.
Read More »Across the Nation: Ginsburg regrets ‘ill-advised’ criticism of Trump
Ginsburg regrets ‘ill-advised’ criticism of Trump WASHINGTON (AP) —Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized Thursday for “ill-advised” public criticism of Donald Trump, promising to ...
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