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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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Obama meeting with senators on picking new justice

President Barack Obama will meet with Senate leaders Wednesday to discuss replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.

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Wisconsin passes reporters' 'Shield Law'

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a law protecting journalists from having to reveal their confidential sources in court.

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Court to consider election for next chief justice

The Minnesota Supreme Court hears oral arguments at 11 a.m. Tuesday on an effort to force an election to replace Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, who's going back to private practice.

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AP: Toyota uses questionable legal tactics

Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.

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