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Court: Regulators were correct in applying drinking-water standards to groundwater in Minntac permit

Court: Regulators were correct in applying drinking-water standards to groundwater in Minntac permit

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday said state regulators correctly applied drinking-water standards to groundwater when issuing a permit to an Iron Range mine in 2018, reversing a lower court's 2019 decision.

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Humankind documentary: 'Reforming the courts'

Humankind documentary: 'Reforming the courts'

From the Humankind documentary series, “Judicial Independence,” a new documentary about reforming the federal court system.
by MPR News Staff

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Biden: Capitol attack was 'culmination' of Trump's assaults on democracy

Biden: Capitol attack was 'culmination' of Trump's assaults on democracy

President-elect Joe Biden delivered a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump, a day after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol. Biden made the remarks before introducing his choice for U.S. attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland.
by Brian Naylor

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Illinois teen pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayings

Illinois teen pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayings

An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wis., pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide.
by The Associated Press

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Religion, abortion, guns and race. Just the start of a new Supreme Court menu

Religion, abortion, guns and race. Just the start of a new Supreme Court menu

Conservatives now have a 6-to-3 majority — a vote to spare on any given issue. Experts expect the new majority to move aggressively on an agenda more conservative than any seen since the 1930s.
by Nina Totenberg

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Supreme Court says Muslim men can sue FBI agents in no-fly list case

Supreme Court says Muslim men can sue FBI agents in no-fly list case

The case – Tanzin v Tanvir — involved three Muslim men who said their religious-freedom rights were violated when FBI agents tried to use the no-fly list to force them into becoming informants.
by Krishnadev Calamur and Nina Totenberg

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Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to reverse Pennsylvania election results

Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to reverse Pennsylvania election results

The lawsuit argued a 2019 state law authorizing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional and that all ballots cast by mail in the general election in Pennsylvania should be thrown out.
by Barbara Sprunt

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