In an attempt to stop the salaries of boycotting Democrats, Minnesota House Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Steve Simon with the Minnesota Supreme Court
As Democrats continue to boycott, the Minnesota high court heard arguments Thursday over whether House Republicans have a quorum with 67 members, or if 68 members are needed to hold sessions
At least one justice bluntly opined that an Iron Range judge misapplied the law in last year's trial over the 1986 murder of Nancy Daugherty in Chisholm, Minnesota.
A recent arrest in Beltrami County led to the involvement of the Minnesota Supreme Court, according to a release from Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs.
The decision comes more than a year after the American Civil Liberties Union argued the case in the hopes of restoring voting rights to more than 50,000 felons on probation in the state.
Willmar attorney Gregory Ron Anderson agreed to voluntary disbarment as part of his sentence for fraud in the bankruptcy proceedings of his client, the former mayor of Kerkhoven.
Minnesota鈥檚 high court ruled this week that the defendant, who was 15 when a Twin Cities lawyer was shot and killed during a carjacking, will be tried as an adult. He faces nearly 30 years.
Ballots in Murray County advertised incorrect district numbers for candidates to the Minnesota Legislature, marking the third county impacted by erroneous ballots this election cycle.
Current guidelines make it rare for media to bring recording equipment into courtrooms. Representatives from media organizations and other groups presented their cases before the high court justices after a court panel presented a report recommending the state not drastically expand camera access.
The court ruled victims' records are protected under state law, even in criminal cases where a judge can review records privately to determine if they are relevant to a case.
The Minnesota Supreme Court last week ruled that a man, who stayed at a woman鈥檚 house after a first date and took video of her without clothes on while she slept, had not broken privacy law as he was inside the woman鈥檚 home.
The high court on Wednesday, April 27, ruled that a man who'd previously entered a guilty plea should be able to withdraw that plea since his action didn't fit under the narrow conduct prohibited in law.
