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Courts

Minnesota Supreme Court visits New Prague

The Minnesota Supreme Court visits New Prague on Tuesday.

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Sen. Al Franken on Elena Kagan's nomination to Supreme Court

Sen. Al Franken on Elena Kagan's nomination to Supreme Court

Franken joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to talk about President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Obama nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

Obama nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.

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Kagan should have quick path to Supreme Court

Kagan should have quick path to Supreme Court

Barring extraordinary circumstances, Solicitor General Elena Kagan should win confirmation to the Supreme Court on the strength of Democrats' numerical advantage in the Senate.

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Elena Kagan is Obama's choice for Supreme Court

Elena Kagan is Obama's choice for Supreme Court

President Obama is expected to announce that he has chosen Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be his nominee for U.S. Supreme Court. Kagan was the first woman dean of Harvard Law School and, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the youngest justice on the court. Special live coverage from NPR in Washington, DC.

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Divided court cites timing in unallotment decision

Divided court cites timing in unallotment decision

Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Eric Magnuson called Pawlenty's action "unlawful and void." That was the decision's bottom line, but it was far from a clean, unanimous one.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Responses to unallotment ruling

Responses released by legislators, state leaders and affected parties following the 4-3 decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court that Gov. Tim Pawlenty overstepped his authority when he made unilateral cuts last year to balance the state's budget.

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Minn. Judicial Branch thanks jurors this week

It's Juror Appreciation Week in Minnesota, and the state's Judicial Branch is using this time to thank those who have answered the call to jury duty.

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Ad campaign targets meth use in Indian Country

Federal officials on Wednesday launched an advertising campaign aimed at curbing methamphetamine use in American Indian communities throughout New Mexico and in more than a dozen other states.

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Rosenbaum to resign from federal bench in August

A federal judge in Minnesota who presided over cases including complex terror investigations, high-profile murders and a recent $190 million Ponzi scheme is stepping down after 25 years on the bench.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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