Courts

Court: $15 minimum wage, insurance for cops won't appear on Minneapolis ballot
A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling means Minneapolis voters won't get a chance to vote this fall on whether to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour or to require police to carry professional liability insurance.
A fight over proposed ballot measure to increase minimum wage in Minneapolis to $15 an hour is going to the Minnesota Supreme Court, which has set oral arguments for Aug. 30.
Climate scientists trained to be on hot seat
Testimony from scientists can be crucial to lawmakers, judges and juries. But explaining complex topics like climate can be a challenge. A program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law is pairing scientists with lawyers to improve communication.
Court order sharply narrows Prince's potential heirs
A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince's estate narrowed down the wide pool of potential heirs for the late superstar's fortune on Friday, ruling out nearly 30 claimants while ordering genetic testing for six purported family members.
Supreme Court rules domestic abusers can lose their gun-ownership rights
In a 6-2 vote, the justices concluded that misdemeanor assault convictions for domestic violence are sufficient to invoke a federal ban on firearms possession.
Some would-be Prince heirs urge judge to let DNA test decide claims
A handful of attorneys for potential heirs to the megastar told Judge Kevin Eide that the law should not be interpreted to exclude them before they have a chance to get tested.
Jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal riff for 'Stairway'
The trustee for Randy Wolfe had claimed that Jimmy Page pulled the beginning of "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure instrumental tune written by Wolfe.
The U.S. Department of Labor says the company will have to pay $492,000 in back wages to 339 women who were denied entry level jobs at a turkey processing facility in Willmar.