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South Dakota execution scheduled for July

South Dakota execution scheduled for July

Elijah Page's execution was delayed last summer because the state's lethal injection laws were questioned. New laws are in place but some opponents of the death penalty say they only complicate the issue and lay the ground work for further legal challenges.
by Cara Hetland

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Minnesota Supreme Court rules sex offenders don't have to confess to crime

Threatening sex offenders with more time behind bars if they don't admit their crimes in prison treatment programs violates their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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A new direction for the Supreme Court

A new direction for the Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices have been busy this week, handing down rulings on issues from free speech to the death penalty to school segregation. The 5-to-4 decisions signal a new, more conservative court.

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South Dakota prepares again, for execution

South Dakota prepares again, for execution

Officials in South Dakota are preparing for the state's first execution in 60 years; an execution that was delayed at the last minute, last summer.
by Cara Hetland

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Supreme Court allows "issue ads" close to elections

Supreme Court allows "issue ads" close to elections

In a case originating in Wisconsin, the Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.

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Minnesota lawyers launch "Wills for Heroes" program

Minnesota lawyers launch "Wills for Heroes" program

Minnesota lawyers are donating their time to draft wills and health care directives for firefighters, police, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and corrections officers.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Heffelfinger lashes out at Justice Department

Heffelfinger lashes out at Justice Department

Former U.S. Attorney in Minnesota Tom Heffelfinger told a group of lawyers Thursday that something is fundamentally broken at the U.S. Justice Department.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Coleman joins in call for Gonzales resignation

Coleman joins in call for Gonzales resignation

Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department had considered dismissing one in four of the nation's U.S. attorneys, according to a report in the Washington Post. The Post reports former Minnesota U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger was on the list. In response to the developments, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota joined the calls for Gonzales' resignation.
by Mark Zdechlik

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