Courts

A northwestern Minnesota shop that sells tobacco, pipes and other products is suing the city of Moorhead over the way police are enforcing a new ordinance outlawing drug paraphernalia.
Minnesota's attorney general is accusing a debt collection agency of failing to protect the confidentiality of thousands of patients' health care records.
A month after a shooting in a Cook County courthouse, several courthouses statewide have either added security or are considering doing so.
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has been asked to remove the Pembina County prosecutor from office.
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A federal agent who accidentally shot himself while lecturing children on gun safety lost his appeal Tuesday in a lawsuit over release of the video that subjected him to ridicule on the Internet and late-night talk shows.
A federal appeals court Friday said police acted reasonably as it upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 32 people who say their constitutional rights were violated when they were arrested during a protest outside the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
Some officials push for more courtroom security
Officials and law enforcement in Hennepin country met Thursday to push for tighter security measures at three suburban courtrooms. Some worry that a courtroom conflict could erupt into serious violence, like the recent shooting in a northern Minnesota courthouse that injured a prosecutor and a witness.
An early decision in a legal fight over environmental pollution is a significant victory for 3M says the company, but Minnesota disputes that.
The University of Minnesota is suing over alleged copyright violations by a website operator who posted a widely-used psychological test online.