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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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Justices weigh lawsuits over vaccine side effects

The Supreme Court is trying to sort out whether drug companies can be sued for claims of serious side effects from childhood vaccines without driving vaccine makers from the market and risking a public health crisis.

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Mediation authorized for ND oil patch disputes

Mediation authorized for ND oil patch disputes

A North Dakota program that helps mediate disputes between farmers and ranchers and their creditors will now help with disagreements involving oil exploration.

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GOP Supreme Court candidate tests new freedoms

GOP Supreme Court candidate tests new freedoms

In what's officially a nonpartisan race, Minnesota Supreme Court candidate Greg Wersal appears at as many Republican events as he can. He's also been asking for donations, something Minnesota's judicial candidates weren't allowed to do until Wersal won his latest court victory in July.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Rochester public defender threatened with contempt

A Rochester public defender has been threatened with a contempt of court citation for missing a hearing, but Rick Smith and his boss told the judge he was scheduled to be in two courthouse in two different counties at once - a symptom of chronic understaffing.

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