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Minnesota's court budget woes are part of nationwide trend

Minnesota's court budget woes are part of nationwide trend

With Minnesota and other states projecting big deficits, the courts can also expect deep cuts. While Minnesota's court funding situation is one of the worst in the U.S., it is by no means the only one struggling.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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State pool safety law takes effect this week

State pool safety law takes effect this week

The new state law is named after a 6-year-old Edina girl who was seriously injured by a faulty pool drain.

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Conflicting MN law on who will judge election contest

Conflicting MN law on who will judge election contest

Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount is likely to spur legal challenges after the state canvassing board certifies a winner. The parties can contest the election results in court, but some experts say the legal process itself could be grounds for challenge.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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60th anniversary of the Human Rights declaration

60th anniversary of the Human Rights declaration

Three decades ago the United Nations adopted a document that was first worldwide proclamation that individuals have a right to live without being oppressed by their governments. Despite wars and use of torture in the name of cracking down on terrorism, human rights groups say governments do feel the pressure to stop oppressing people.
by Robin Phillips

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Ill. governor charged in Obama successor probe

Ill. governor charged in Obama successor probe

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges he brazenly conspired to sell or trade President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder as part of what federal prosecutors called a "political corruption crime spree."

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Meet the Minneapolis Movie Bears

Meet the Minneapolis Movie Bears

More than 80 bears turned up at a Twin Cities movie theater the other night. These bears were not true ursines, but members of a human social group, the Minneapolis Movie Bears.
by Euan Kerr

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Remembering Harvey Milk

Remembering Harvey Milk

In the late 1970's Harvey Milk became a national symbol as the first openly gay man to win a major political election. In the new film "Milk," Gus Van Sant looks at Harvey Milk's life. One Twin Cities woman knows the Milk story very well, because she was there.
by Euan Kerr

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The evolution of 'We the People'

The evolution of 'We the People'

Renowned law professor and attorney Charles J. Ogletree traces the idea of "We the People" from the founding fathers to Dred Scott to Lyndon B. Johnson, to Barack Obama. Ogletree delivered the keynote address at the Hamline Law School Dean's Dinner last week.

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Public defenders moonlight to pay off school debt

Public defenders moonlight to pay off school debt

Many public defenders work side jobs because their salaries aren't high enough to pay off law school debt.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Groups educate ex-offenders about their right to vote

Groups educate ex-offenders about their right to vote

An estimated 65,000 Minnesotans will be ineligible to cast ballots Tuesday because they've been convicted of crimes. But Minnesota does restorr the vote to ex-offenders once they've served their time and are released from parole or probation.
by William Wilcoxen

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