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High court takes up huge sex bias claim vs. Wal-Mart

High court takes up huge sex bias claim vs. Wal-Mart

The case alleging that Wal-Mart discriminates against its female employees will be argued at the Supreme Court Tuesday. At stake is whether the suit can go forward as a class action that could involve hundreds of thousands of women, and potentially could cost the world's largest retailer billions of dollars.

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Target sues San Diego gay rights group

Target sues San Diego gay rights group

Target Corp. is suing a San Diego pro-gay marriage group to get it to stop canvassing outside its San Diego County stores, alleging its activists are driving away customers.

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Rules behind tracing guns a political football in Washington

Rules behind tracing guns a political football in Washington

In the final part of MPR News' investigation on gun violence in Minneapolis, we travel to the nation's capitol to examine how gun trace data has become the center of a political fight.
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota lawsuit alleges deception in Groupon business model

Minnesota lawsuit alleges deception in Groupon business model

Since it launched in 2008, deal-a-day provider Groupon has attracted more than 70 million subscribers. But now, the service is the subject of multiple lawsuits, including at least one here in Minnesota, alleging the company's business model is deceptive.
by Jessica Mador

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For gun offenders, police want sentences to send tough message

For gun offenders, police want sentences to send tough message

In part two of MPR News' investigation into gun violence in Minneapolis, we talk to a gun offender now serving time. Law enforcement officials are taking steps to try to reduce gun violence, and keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons.
by Brandt Williams

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Judge says breath analyzer works well enough

A Minnesota judge says a machine that's used to measure the blood alcohol level of drunk driving suspects has some flaws, but results from it are still admissible as evidence in DWI cases.
by Matt Sepic

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Mpls. blogger's defamation trial could have broader impact

The civil trial against John Hoff, the blogger better known as Johnny Northside, began this week in Hennepin County, and some legal observers say they're surprised the lawsuit has made it this far.
by Laura Yuen

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Sex trafficking on the rise in Minnesota

Sex trafficking on the rise in Minnesota

Minnesota saw a 55 percent increase in sex trafficking in 2010, and people fighting the problem say Minnesota's legal system penalizes the very victims it's seeking to protect. A bill currently in Minnesota's legislature seeks to correct that.

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Panel recommends suspension of Minnesota judge

The state Board on Judicial Standards is recommending a Hennepin County judge be suspended and censured following an ethics investigation.

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House bill forbids mandatory sprinkers in new homes

A Minnesota House committee has approved a bill that would forbid state officials from requiring that new homes built in Minnesota include fire sprinklers.
by Tom Scheck

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