Courts

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.
Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X, unless court intervenes
Planned Parenthood officials asked for a stay against new Trump administration rules that forbid organizations receiving Title X funds to provide or refer patients for abortion.
Attorney asks for release of list of Boy Scouts' ineligible volunteers
An attorney for sexual abuse victims asks a court to release a list of Boy Scouts’ ineligible volunteers. Jeff Anderson says a dozen of the people on the list have roles that put them in contact with children. He says publication of the names would protect against future abuse.
Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have any regrets? Hardly
"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.
Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute
The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Department of Natural Resources had the authority to change the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to its original Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska.