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North Dakota, tribes reach settlement over voter ID lawsuit
North Dakota has reached a proposed settlement with American Indians who sued over the state’s voter ID laws. The proposed federal consent decree announced jointly Thursday by tribal lawyers and the state comes after a federal judge ruled tribes have a right to challenge the state’s requirement that voters have ID with a verified street address.
Parties settle lawsuit over police killing of Terrance Franklin
The family of the 22-year-old man, who was fatally shot in a south Minneapolis basement nearly seven years ago, were seeking $2 million in damages. The City Council will meet behind closed doors to discuss the settlement before opening them up to let reporters hear and record the vote.
Wisconsin teacher charged in Minnesota hidden camera case
Hennepin County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 37-year-old David Kruchten with three felony counts of interfering with the privacy of a minor under 18.
A Wisconsin high school teacher was charged Thursday with seven federal counts of attempting to create child pornography by secretly recording minors twice last year.
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
A divided Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to put in place new rules that could jeopardize permanent resident status for immigrants who use food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers.
Ricardo Batres, 47, admitted he took advantage of employees’ federal immigration status to force them to work for him. It was the first time Hennepin County prosecutors charged a contractor under the state’s labor trafficking law.
A 3-decade-long water dispute heads to the Supreme Court
Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources. It's a problem likely to intensify in other areas as the climate warms.