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Legislative notebook: Legislature approves freezing college tuitions
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis A bill funding Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota systems freezes tuitions. Senators passed the bill 44-22 and the House 76-56 ...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 8:45 PM
LawLaw Palooza
This aint the same song and dance you see from lawyers: The Volunteer Attorney Program in Duluth is hosting a musical fundraiser called LawLaw Palooza on Friday night at the College of St. Scholastic...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 12:00 AM
Hearing is believing...
You may recall the story of Byron David Smith, the 64 year old man from Little Falls, Minnesota who shot and killed the two teen intruders who broke into his home on Thanksgiving Day. Smith's statemen...
Posted on 12/18/12 at 10:38 PM
Chief justice delivers N.D. State of the Judiciary
BISMARCKVeterans courts, issues affecting the elderly and space issues in the states courts were among the topics highlighted in this years State of the Judiciary. North Dakota Chief Justice Gerald V...
Posted on 1/5/11 at 2:40 PM
Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party
The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax management enabled agents to improperly target tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status.By Stephen Ohlemacher , May 15, 2013
Group files lawsuit over N.D. abortion law
Legal counsel for North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic has filed suit against Cass County and the state over one of four anti-abortion measures recently passed by the Legislature, with the intent of challenging two more.
By TJ Jerke , May 15, 2013
Grand Forks man charged with drug felonies
Nicholas Thorsen, the Grand Forks man present when Christian Bjerk ingested the synthetic hallucinogen in Thorsen’s home last June that killed Bjerk hours later, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to separate but related drug charges.By Stephen J. Lee , May 14, 2013
Convicted Philadelphia abortion doctor gets life in prison
By Maryclaire Dale , May 14, 2013
2 Minnesota men each get 3 years in Somali terror case
A federal judge has sentenced a Minneapolis man to three years in prison for briefly joining a terrorist group in Somalia.By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
Man charged with bomb threats at airport, Maill of America
A federal indictment accuses a 22-year-old man of making bomb threats at the Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
Semi driver to serve two months in jail for fatal crash with motorcycle in Fargo
By Emily Welker , May 14, 2013
Suspension, demotion recommended for Minnesota tax judge
A judicial standards panel is recommending a Minnesota Tax Court judge be suspended and demoted for regularly missing deadlines on cases.By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
Trial set for suit against ND hog farming center
Trial is set to begin the case of a Canadian food company that says it's owed more than $600,000 from a North Dakota hog farming operation.By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
OJ returns to Las Vegas court in bid for new trial
By Ken Ritter and Linda Deutsch , May 13, 2013
BIA sets abuse training for tribal court staff
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled a series of legal training seminars for judges, prosecutors and defenders who work in tribal courts, including a four-day session in Grand Forks June 17-20.By Chuck Haga , May 13, 2013
Man gets 10 years in Somali terror investigation 
A former foot solider for the terrorist group al-Shabab has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
By Amy Forliti , May 13, 2013
Ex-Minnesota corrections officer sentenced in sex case 
A former corrections officer from Tower has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for having sex with a female inmate.
By Associated Press , May 13, 2013
US government files morning-after pill appeal 
By Colleen Long , May 13, 2013
Judge delays decision on Holmes insanity plea 
By Dan Elliott , May 13, 2013
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