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Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters

Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters

A group of nine northeastern Minnesota businesses and an environmental group sued the U.S. Department of the Interior Thursday over two federal mineral leases to a company seeking to build a copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Supreme Court throws out Minnesota voter attire law

Supreme Court throws out Minnesota voter attire law

The Minnesotans who challenged a state law restricting what people can wear when they vote are celebrating a U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday that struck it down.
by Tim Pugmire

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Sex offender gets $84K in Minnesota residency ordinance suit

A registered sex offender who sued a Twin Cities suburb over its restrictions on where he could live will receive $84,000 as part of a settlement agreement.
by Associated Press

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High court Oks retroactive application of Minn. divorce law

The Supreme Court is siding with a man's children over his ex-wife in a dispute about who should get more than $180,000 in life insurance proceeds.
by Associated Press

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Supreme Court upholds controversial Ohio voter-purge law

Supreme Court upholds controversial Ohio voter-purge law

The Supreme Court upheld the most aggressive voter-purge law in the country. If a voter doesn't respond to mailings or hasn't voted in two consecutive elections, they are kicked off the rolls.
by Nina Totenberg

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Twin Cities archdiocese bankruptcy settlement: The basics

Twin Cities archdiocese bankruptcy settlement: The basics

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and survivors of clergy abuse have an agreement on a $210 million deal to compensate those victims and lead the archdiocese out of bankruptcy. Here's what we know.
by MPR News Staff

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Supreme Court rejects appeal of restrictive abortion law in Arkansas

Supreme Court rejects appeal of restrictive abortion law in Arkansas

If the law, which heavily restricts abortion by medication, is allowed to permanently go into effect, it would likely shutter two of the state's three facilities that perform abortions.
by Nina Totenberg and Sarah McCammon

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