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Supreme Court reprimands Dakota County Attorney

The Minnesota Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded and fined Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Professor won't be allowed to represent Warsame

A federal judge in Minneapolis has denied a Twin Cities' law professor's request to represent terror suspect Mohamed Warsame, because the professor hasn't taken Minnesota's bar exam.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Minnesota State Bar to weigh in on attorney's fee change

The Minnesota State Bar Association will weigh in this week on whether attorney registration fees, for the first time, should help fund the public defender system.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Sotomayor's confirmation hearings to begin July 13

Sotomayor's confirmation hearings to begin July 13

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will convene on July 13, considerably earlier than many Republicans wanted.

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Buckle up, new primary seat belt law takes effect

Buckle up, new primary seat belt law takes effect

At midnight, Minnesota's seat belt law will change to allow police to pull over any vehicle if the driver -- or passengers -- aren't belted in.
by Tim Nelson

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Family of Fong Lee files appeal for new trial

Family of Fong Lee files appeal for new trial

Today the family of Fong Lee filed a request for a new trial. Last week a jury ruled that Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen did not use excessive force when the officer shot and killed Lee in 2006.
by Brandt Williams

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Coleman appeal heads to state's highest court

Coleman appeal heads to state's highest court

Minnesota's long-running U.S. Senate battle reaches another milestone Monday when the state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the election contest.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Sen. Klobuchar impressed by Sotomayor

Sen. Klobuchar impressed by Sotomayor

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is praising president Barack Obama's nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice, as did the two men vying for Minnesota's other Senate seat.
by Tom Scheck and Tim Nelson

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Reaction to Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court

Reaction to Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court

Federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor is expected to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court. In choosing the 54-year-old jurist, President Obama signals he wants an experienced judge who has some moderate credentials.

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