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Indigent defense gets a new look from Attorney General Eric Holder

Indigent defense gets a new look from Attorney General Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said if more Americans knew how poorly the public defender system worked in many cases, "they would be shocked and angered." Legal representation of the poor in Minnesota, according to the legislative auditor, is hampered by caseloads that are too high. Two public defenders talk about what they see as a long overdue look at the system from the feds.

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Judge considers verdict in fatal crowd shooting

A St. Louis County judge is considering whether to overturn homicide charges against a man convicted of shooting into a crowd, killing one person and injuring another.

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Excel Dairy lawyer says MPCA wrong to revoke permit

Excel Dairy lawyer says MPCA wrong to revoke permit

The lawyer for a large dairy near Thief River Falls told an appeals court panel Thursday that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is acting arbitrarily in revoking the dairy's permit.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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High court looks at reach of Second Amendment

The right to bear arms is back before the Supreme Court. This time the focus is on handgun bans in Chicago and one of its suburbs.

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Minn. FBI chief warns of threats from groups inspired by al-Qaida

The head of the Minneapolis division of the FBI says the new terrorist threat to the U.S. is coming from what he calls "self-directed groups" that are inspired by al-Qaida but are not strongly connected to it.
by Laura Yuen

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Prosecutor Dale Harris named as judge in Duluth

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has appointed prosecutor Dale Harris as a judge in St. Louis County.

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Does corporate cash sway politicians?

Does corporate cash sway politicians?

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision that opens the political process to more campaign donations from corporations is the subject of hearings on Capitol Hill. Some Democrats, including President Obama think the decision went too far in altering campaign finance law. But does campaign cash really influence how politicians act once in office?

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Minn. deputies cleared in courthouse shooting

Two Sherburne County deputies will not be charged in the fatal shooting in October outside the Sherburne County Government Center.

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Biz, unions freed to spend big on elections

Biz, unions freed to spend big on elections

A bitterly divided Supreme Court vastly increased the power of big business and unions to influence government decisions Thursday, by freeing them to spend money directly to sway elections for president and Congress.

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