Courts

Appeals court rules Trump's accountants must turn over tax records
Lawyers for President Trump say they plan to appeal to the Supreme Court, potentially setting up an election-year decision about disclosing the president's finances.
Water Gremlin, state meet in Ramsey County court over closure of the plant
The White Bear Township company makes car battery terminals and fishing weights out of lead. Lead can be difficult to control without a strict program that workers and management follow, industry experts say.
Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law
The law would have called for a sentence of 10 years to life in prison for the abortion provider with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Man sentenced for setting fire to Duluth synagogue
"Some of us feel scarred and others lost," said rabbi in letter to court as Matthew James Amiot, 36, was sentenced to four years probation.
A three-judge panel said Thursday that a stay related to two key permits for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota should remain in place until it rules on the merits of challenges to the permits.
AG Ellison weighing whether to sign onto proposed national settlement with opioid manufacturers, distributors
The deal was negotiated in Ohio court, and could include 46 states, and thousands of counties and cities across the country. Ellison says his office is moving quickly towards a decision, which he says should be announced in the next couple weeks.
Your guide to the massive (and massively complex) opioid litigation
The largest-ever federal action concerning the U.S. opioid crisis has only gotten more complicated amid a slew of recent settlements. So here's a brief(ish) explainer breaking it down.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of the state’s voting restrictions on felons serving probation. Convicted felons are prohibited from voting while they are incarcerated. But in Minnesota, the restriction still applies to felons who have completed jail time and are on supervised probation.
Ex-Minneapolis landlord Frenz found guilty of perjury
Court documents said Stephen Frenz made up phony tenants to make it seem like he had votes in his favor to try to stop a class-action lawsuit. Prosecutors charged him with perjury after Frenz allegedly denied in a sworn affidavit that he had falsified apartment leases and inspection invoices.