Courts

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes surgery for lung cancer
Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.
Minnesota sues Comcast alleging overcharges, broken promises
The cable TV and internet giant overcharged customers for cable packages, charged consumers for unordered services and didn't deliver the prepaid Visa cards promised in its promotions, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said Friday.
Trump Foundation to dissolve amid New York AG's investigation
The New York attorney general's office detailed what it called "a shocking pattern of illegality" and said the foundation's decision to shutter was "an important victory for the rule of law."
Archbishop Hebda bars Nienstedt from celebrating mass in Twin Cities
Archbishop Bernard Hebda says he is troubled by the Vatican's failure to conclude an investigation into allegations that former Archbishop John Nienstedt behaved inappropriately with young men.
Dozens of retired state and federal judges called Wednesday on U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
A Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for driving into a crowd of partygoers and injuring six of them.
A northern Indiana jury has awarded a doctor $112 million in his dispute with medical device maker Medtronic over devices he invented and sold to the company.
Morris Dodd Jr., 54, is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jay Nelson. The retired Lake Park chief was found in his vehicle in Becker County on Nov. 10. Officials say Dodd admitted hunting in the area.