Courts

A Catholic priest who was deported to his native India after completing his jail sentence in Minnesota for sexually abusing a child is the subject of a new lawsuit against a diocese in India that allegedly returned him to ministry with Vatican approval.
Lawsuit alleges MN teacher tenure laws perpetuate achievement gap
A group of parents, backed by a national nonprofit, filed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota statues that make it more difficult to fire teachers once they've been employed for more than three years.
Twenty-nine employees who were let go during cost-cutting campaigns in late 2014 or early last year have filed a lawsuit in federal court
Paid family leave advocates celebrate a big week, but the battle's not over
In New York and San Francisco, lawmakers have taken groundbreaking steps toward more generous leave policies. Still, some business leaders worry how much paid family leave will cost them.
Some blacks did support Bill Clinton's crime bill. Here's why
Bill Clinton was right in saying that some African-Americans supported the 1994 crime bill. It was part of the response to the crack epidemic that devastated many black communities in the 1980s.
Consumer protection trial underway between state, for-profit schools
Minnesota's attorney general says Globe University duped students into thinking they would have jobs in law enforcement when they graduated and misled them on how their credits would transfer.