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Courts

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

As the U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term, we hear a conversation between Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Walter Isaacson, the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. Justice O'Connor, who often casts the deciding vote in the closely divided court, discusses her biography and her jurisprudence on issues from affirmative action to the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Pawlenty asks Twin Cities to rethink immigration ordinances

Officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul are resistant to a request by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to repeal or change laws in those cities, which prohibit police officers from asking about a person's immigration status. Pawlenty sent a letter urging the cities to change the laws because he says they compromise security.

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ACLU targets Indian civil rights with new office in Bemidji

Minnesota court records show American Indians living in some northern counties are arrested at a rate far higher than any other race. That's got the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. The ACLU's work has been focused mostly in the Twin Cities. Now, the ACLU has opened a satellite office in Bemidji, to target what the group views as racial profiling against American Indians.

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Pawlenty appoints Anderson to Supreme Court

Gov. Tim Pawlenty Friday announced the appointment of G. Barry Anderson to fill a vacancy on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Anderson currently serves on the state Court of Appeals and will replace outgoing Supreme Court Associate Justice James Gilbert.

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Crime, law, and justice in Minnesota

In a live broadcast from the Minnesota State Fair, the district attorneys of Ramsey and Hennepin Counties join Gary Eichten to discuss trends and issues in Minnesota law enforcement.

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Shining a light on torture

The treatment of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Gharib Prison moved the use of torture into the media spotlight. Numerous international laws prohibit torture, yet the practice remains in use throughout the world.

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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Some 23 years after Ronald Reagan made her the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor occupies a uniquely powerful position. Because she happens to sit at the ideological center of an otherwise closely divided court, O'Connor often has the privilege of casting the vote that makes the difference between a majority opinion and a dissenting one. She sat down with Walter Isaacson, the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, earlier this month to discuss her biography and her jurisprudence on issues from affirmative action to the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Minnesota teen pleads guilty in Internet worm attack

A Minnesota high school senior pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to unleashing a variant of the "Blaster" Internet worm that crippled thousands of computers last summer. Jeffrey Parson, 19, of Hopkins, Minn., pleaded guilty to one count of intentionally causing or attempting to cause damage to a protected computer.

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Minnesotans to judge judge candidates

State judicial races have earned reputations as the sleepier voter contests. In many cases, incumbent judges run unopposed. But in this election cycle, there are already fireworks. Attorneys in two cases are going to court to disqualify their opponents; and one challenger has infused Biblical teachings into his campaign.

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Despite federal assurances, critics still worry about Patriot Act's reach

Federal officials say the USA Patriot Act, the anti-terrorism law passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, does not single out libraries and bookstores for investigation. But critics of one section of the law remain concerned that the Patriot Act may go too far.

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