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MN Supreme Court: St. Paul still owes trash haulers no matter Nov. 5 vote
St. Paul still has a binding contract with city trash haulers even if voters reject the system, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. A “no” vote may shift some $27 million in garbage bills onto property taxes.
Innocence Lost: Rumors, alarms got nowhere
Children’s Theatre’s defenders have said management was in the dark about what was being done to young people decades ago. But some parents raised alarms at the time.
Going to court? There’s a text to help you remember
People involved in most court cases in Minnesota can now sign up for text or email reminders for upcoming court dates.
Gov. Tim Walz has appointed Minneapolis City Attorney Susan Segal and Ramsey County District Judge Jeffrey Bryan to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. They are the Democratic governor's first appointments to that court.
Attorneys: Miller, UMD reach tentative agreement to settle lawsuits
Shannon Miller and UMD have reached a tentative agreement that could resolve her discrimination claims against the school after more than four years of litigation.
President Trump doesn't need to release his tax returns — for now
A federal appeals court has granted President Trump a temporary stay of decision, saying he does not have to turn over eight years of tax records for a New York state criminal probe.
MGM Resorts to pay up to $800 million in Las Vegas shooting settlement
Lawyers for survivors and victims wanted the company held liable for negligence for having allowed the gunman into an MGM-owned hotel with luggage full of weapons and ammunition in 2017.