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Drop in Minnesota child abuse cases puzzles experts

Drop in Minnesota child abuse cases puzzles experts

Proven cases of abuse and neglect have dropped to their lowest levels since 1982, when Minnesota's population was smaller by a million people. Nationally, the numbers are also dropping.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Minn. high court taking comments on camera options

The Minnesota Supreme Court will take public comments until Dec. 17 on proposals for a pilot project on allowing news cameras in the state's trial courts.

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Three views on torture

Three views on torture

President George W. Bush recently disclosed in his new memoir that he stands by his decision to authorize a form of torture called waterboarding. Midmorning presents three different views of the policy, the politics, and the history of torture.

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Judges in Iowa lose seats over same-sex marriage ruling

In Iowa, a campaign to recall three Supreme Court justices was a successful one in last week's election. All three voted in 2009 -- along with the entire Iowa Supreme Court -- in favor of legalized same-sex marriage in the state.

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Minn. judge refuses to dismiss aided suicide case

Minn. judge refuses to dismiss aided suicide case

A former Minnesota nurse who prosecutors say sought out depressed people in Internet chat rooms and encouraged two of them to kill themselves won't get his case dismissed on free speech grounds, a judge ruled Tuesday.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Supreme Court divided on U, Mayo's med school case

The Supreme Court seemed divided on whether student doctors are students or employees when it comes to collecting Social Security taxes following arguments from the Mayo foundation on Monday.

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Court to reconsider Minn. rules on judicial campaigns

A federal appeals court is taking a second look at a decision that lifted some of Minnesota's restrictions on fundraising and endorsements by judicial candidates.

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Minnesota Court of Appeals gets new chief judge

Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Thursday promoted Appeals Judge Matthew E. Johnson, appointing him to a three-year term as chief judge that begins Nov. 1 and expires Oct. 31, 2013.

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