Courts

European doctor who prescribes abortion pills to U.S. women online sues FDA
A federal lawsuit seeks to block the Food and Drug Administration from taking enforcement actions against a European doctor or her U.S.-based patients for prescribing or buying abortion pills online.
Ex-Duluth cop who dragged man is closer to getting job back
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that an arbitrator's decision to reinstate Adam Huot doesn't violate public policy. However, an attorney for the police union says it's unlikely Huot will be reinstated before all appeals are exhausted.
Several big drug companies considering massive settlements to resolve opioid suits
Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and other health care giants are discussing potential deals with authorities that could resolve thousands of lawsuits they're facing over the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated again for cancer
The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.
Court: Suit by St. Cloud couple opposed to filming same-sex weddings can continue
A federal appeals court on Friday resurrected a lawsuit by two Minnesota filmmakers, who argue that their objection to filming same-sex weddings should be protected under First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of religion.
MN Supreme Court: St. Paul voters can decide trash question
The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered St. Paul’s trash question to be included on the ballot in the Nov. 5 election, upholding a lower court’s ruling.