Courts

Bemidji Magistrate challenges Supreme Court justice
Magistrate Tim Tingelstad is challenging Paul Anderson, who's served on the Minnesota Supreme Court for 14 years.
If you lose your case in a Minnesota federal court, you can appeal to the Eighth Circuit, based in St. Louis. There, you'll only find one woman judge, Diana Murphy.
Judge will divide $1.5M in Red Lake shooting
Victims' family members and survivors of the Red Lake High School shooting will split $1.5 million under a settlement reached with a company hired to come up with a crisis plan for the school.
St. Paul's insurance policy paying off as RNC lawsuits loom
A second activist will begin the process of suing the city of St. Paul over police action during the RNC, but taxpayers won't pay any of the legal fees or losses stemming from the suits.
Instant runoff voting heads to court
Instant runoff voting is heading for a legal showdown in Minneapolis.
Minn. finishes primary recount in court race
The recount results confirm that Hennepin County District Court Judge Deborah Hedlund remains the second-place finisher in the Sept. 9 primary for Supreme Court. She will face incumbent Lorie Gildea in November.
Film revisits the Battle in Seattle
As debate continues over how police handled demonstrations in the Twin Cities during the Republican National Convention, a new movie opening this weekend examines incidents in Seattle in 1999 that helped to shape the way authorities now manage security at big protests.
Minn. board allows 3 days for recount in Supreme Court race
Local election officials in all of the state's counties will recount ballots to determine who will take on state Supreme Court Justice Lorie Gildea in the November election.