Courts

Airport neighbors win victory in court
A judge denied a request by the Metropolitan Airports Commission to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Minneapolis homeowners, who argue the MAC has reneged on a promise to pay for noise mitigation in their homes.
He is known as the Happy Warrior of Legal Aid. Bruce Beneke is stepping down after 30 years as the head of the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. It is the state's oldest and second-largest legal aid organization.
Melody Gilbert's trip "Into the Darkness"
St. Paul film director Melody Gilbert has spent the last four years crawling through sewers, climbing abandoned buildings and occasionally dodging the police. It's all to gather material for her new documentary called "Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness."
Both of Minnesota's U.S. senators on Thursday criticized Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over the firing of federal prosecutors, but they split on whether he should be forced from his job.
A ruling from a Dakota County judge may be good news for bloggers. Last week the judge dismissed a lawsuit brought about by public relations executive and political commentator Blois Olson, who accused blogger Michael Brodkorb of defaming him.
Three of the six imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in the Twin Cities in November 2006 discussed their lawsuit during a news conference Tuesday morning.
Imams outline discrimination lawsuit against US Airways
Six Islamic leaders who were removed from a U.S. Airways flight in November at the Twin Cities airport filed suit against the airline for discrimination.
The young woman is the third of three bartenders involved in the incident to file a lawsuit. The incident occured on Feb. 1, 2005, at a St. Paul bar during the Winter Carnival.