Courts

A Blaine resident has pleaded guilty to providing a synthetic drug to a man who later died.
Soldier's lawyer plans trip to Afghanistan
The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians is questioning the quality of the evidence against his client and plans to travel to Afghanistan to gather his own.
FDA may probe Texas company that stored Gov. Perry's stem cells
A University of Minnesota professor is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate a company that stored adult stem cells from Texas Governor Rick Perry for use in an experimental procedure to treat his back pain.
Sex offender's release draws hundreds to Golden Valley meeting
The Department of Human Services had planned to let 64 year old Clarence Opheim out quietly. But last month a new law took effect that requires communities to be notified if a sex offender is released to residential treatment.
Federal warning ends county truce with pot-growers
A permitting system for growers of medical marijuana is the most striking casualty of the crackdown by California's federal prosecutors.
Ventura sues 'American Sniper' author for libel
Jesse Ventura is suing an author over the way he portrays a bar fight he claims he had with the former Minnesota governor.
Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case
A judge found in favor of man who sued AT&T over the company purposely slowing down his iPhone, when it had sold him an "unlimited data" plan.
A Ramsey County judge who earlier blocked a vote on whether thousands of Minnesota child-care workers could unionize will decide within 90 days whether to make his order permanent.