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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER 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
EH? PLUS 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
THE NEW FORTY 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
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND 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
Convicted Philadelphia abortion doctor gets life in prison 
A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive in his grimy clinic agreed Tuesday to give up his right to an appeal and faces life in prison but will be spared a death sentence.
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
A Long Prairie, Minn., semi driver will serve about two months in jail after pleading guilty Monday to misdemeanor aggravated reckless driving in a June crash in which he hit a motorcycle, killing its 29-year-old driver.
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
A weary-looking O.J. Simpson, weighed down by shackles and more than four years in prison, shuffled into a Las Vegas courtroom Monday hoping to eventually walk out a free man.
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
The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.
By Colleen Long , May 13, 2013
Judge delays decision on Holmes insanity plea
Lawyers for the Colorado theater shooting suspect told a judge Monday he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, but the judge won't immediately rule on whether to allow it.
By Dan Elliott , May 13, 2013
Judge: Soldier premeditated Iraq killings
A military judge has found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
By Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Lawyers to argue about interrogation in ND killing
A man accused of second-degree murder in the death of a former Marine from North Dakota says investigators violated his rights when he was interrogated following his arrest.
By Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Longtime Grand Forks prosecutor Falck praised at retirement party
Last week, Don Keplin, who has been appearing in Grand Forks courtrooms for more than half of his 40 years on a long list of charges including several felony drug and violence convictions with plenty of time behind bars, appeared again in a pre-trial conference, again across the aisle from a familiar face.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 13, 2013
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