Courts

DNR to appeal ruling on White Bear Lake over-pumping
The Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday it will appeal a judge's ruling over its management of White Bear Lake.
In Iowa, $75 speeding ticket fight heads to Supreme Court
Marla Leaf says she wasn't speeding, but a speed camera says she was. She argues her rights were violated because Cedar Rapids delegated police powers to the private company maintaining the cameras.
In a new lawsuit, the computing and technology giant says it goofed in corporate tax filings from 2012 to 2014 and was denied an additional refund later on.
MN justices throw Dayton, Legislature funding fight to mediator
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday said Gov. Mark Dayton was within his authority to line-item veto funding for the House and Senate. But the justices ordered the parties into mediated negotiations to find a solution.
What if Dayton wins? Tough choices would await lawmakers
If DFL Gov. Mark Dayton wins his appeal over his veto of legislative funding, Republican leaders say it will tip the balance of power at the Capitol. It could also force them back to the bargaining table.
A federal judge is weighing arguments he heard Tuesday about the legal soundness of two competing reorganization plans for the bankrupt Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
The lawsuit says President Trump's policy violates the equal protection rights of transgender service members who now have "grave reason to fear for their careers."
Sunday liquor sales now legal in Minnesota
July 2 marked the first time Minnesota liquor retailers were legally able to sell alcohol on a Sunday in the state's history.