New lawsuit seeks replacement of Flint’s lead pipes FLINT, Mich. — Environmental and civil rights groups want a federal judge to order the prompt replacement ...
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A man sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for raping and killing a Woodbury woman when he was 17, and seven ...
Read More »Justices extend bar on automatic life terms for teenagers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers must have a chance to seek ...
Read More »SCOTUS rejects companies on stopping class actions
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to give businesses a new tool for stopping class action lawsuits, saying a defendant can’t end a case simply by ...
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As trial was to start, settlement reached in MLB TV dispute NEW YORK — Just as a trial was to begin, Major League Baseball and ...
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WISCONSIN Feds seek dismissal of Menominee hemp lawsuit The U.S. Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration say a lawsuit from the Menominee Indian Tribe of ...
Read More »Across the Region: Lawsuit filed over state’s ban on selling baked goods without license
WISCONSIN Lawsuit filed over state’s ban on selling baked goods without license Three entrepreneurs who want to sell their baked goods to the public are ...
Read More »GOP candidates run for party nod in race for Senate seat
Two Republicans are ready to square off for the party’s nod to run for an open state Senate seat. The state was set to hold ...
Read More »Lawmaker tried to sway judge on company’s behalf
A Minnesota legislator tried unsuccessfully last month to personally intervene with a judge who ordered a business owner in his district to pay a legal ...
Read More »Across the Region: State sees surge in numbers of indigent defendants
NORTH DAKOTA State sees surge in numbers of indigent defendants Case numbers are soaring and will keep rising at a North Dakota agency that provides ...
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