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Lawmakers divided over need for election reform

Lawmakers divided over need for election reform

The Minnesota Senate could take up a bill as early as today that changes state election law, but members of the Minnesota House don't appear to have the same sense of urgency to pass the legislation.
by Tom Scheck

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Jury selection to start in 3M chemical trial

Jury selection to start in 3M chemical trial

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a lawsuit alleging negligence by 3M Co. in east metro water pollution.

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What's next for the Supreme Court?

What's next for the Supreme Court?

Now that Justice David Souter has helped solve the mystery of whether anyone would retire from the Supreme Court this year, what's next?

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Obama hopes to replace Justice Souter by October

Obama hopes to replace Justice Souter by October

President Barack Obama said Friday he will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter with someone who shares the president's respect for "constitutional values," and hopes to have the new justice seated by October.

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Appeals panel: Court erred in 3M age bias case

The state Court of Appeals has reversed a Ramsey County judge's decision to certify a class-action, age discrimination lawsuit against 3M. The case concerns nearly 5,000 current and former 3M employees.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Centro Legal closes its doors

Centro Legal closes its doors

A nonprofit community law office in St. Paul has become one of the latest victims of the struggling economy. Centro Legal, which provided legal services to Minnesota's Latino community for the last 28 years, shut down for good Monday.
by Toni Randolph

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Minn. same-sex couples plan to marry in Iowa

Minn. same-sex couples plan to marry in Iowa

Dozens of same-sex couples in Minnesota are already planning weddings in Iowa, after that state's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. The ruling allows same-sex partners to wed starting today.
by Tim Nelson

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Questions remain over CIA interrogation memos

Questions remain over CIA interrogation memos

A political firestorm has erupted over President Obama's decision to release the CIA interrogation memos. Obama has said those who performed interrogations on terror suspects should not be prosecuted, but some are pushing for criminal prosecution of Bush administration officials who authorized the policy.

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Court upholds murder conviction

The state Supreme Court has upheld a Hennepin County murder conviction in which the lead prosecutor was unauthorized to practice law.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Minn. Senate case tests court that shuns politics

Minn. Senate case tests court that shuns politics

Republican Norm Coleman's next gambit for regaining his U.S. Senate seat will come before a Minnesota Supreme Court that seems built to his advantage, with five of its seven members appointed by Republicans. But that edge isn't all it seems.
by Brian Bakst, Associated Press

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