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Constitutional Law

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Steve Horner hopes to win big against ladies' night in Las Vegas

    Steve Horner might have finally hit the jackpot in his fight against ladies' night. Long a crusader against the drink special -- he argues it amounts to discrimination against men -- Horner wired his Yankee's hat for sound and busted up some Las Vegas "pool parties" last summer. To Horner's surpris ... More >>

  • Music

    January 18, 2012

    Roy Wilkins: Who was he?

    The story behind the iconic St. Paul venue

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Steve Horner, profiled in Las Vegas newspaper, still hates Ladies' Night

    ​Steve Horner's fight against ladies' night is back in the news, this time in Las Vegas.Horner began his campaign against ladies' night 20 years ago at a bar in the Mall of America. The Las Vegas Review-Journal chronicled that crusade in a Sunday feature headlined "'The Unusual Steve Horner' battl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Minnesota gets an F in civil rights history

    ​The Civil Rights Movement was a big thing that happened, like, a really long time ago. Some people were being mean to other people who had darker skin. At least, that's what New York told us.Minnesota is one of 35 (!) states that got an F in the Southern Poverty Law Center's new report on the tea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2011

    Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples

    ​The Civil Rights Movement was a big thing that happened, like, a really long time ago. Some people were being mean to other people who had darker skin. At least, that's what New York told us.Minnesota is one of 35 (!) states that got an F in the Southern Poverty Law Center's new report on the tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Kurt Zellers, House Speaker, flunks Voting Rights 101

    Kurt Zellers gets voting rights wrong.​Republicans are trying to rebrand themselves as "constitutional conservatives" these days, as if they are the only true adherents to our nation's founding principles and documents. So it was a little jarring yesterday to hear Republican House Speaker Kurt Ze ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2011

    I Wish You Love

    Kurt Zellers gets voting rights wrong.​Republicans are trying to rebrand themselves as "constitutional conservatives" these days, as if they are the only true adherents to our nation's founding principles and documents. So it was a little jarring yesterday to hear Republican House Speaker Kurt Ze ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Antonin Scalia: Constitution doesn't protect Michele Bachmann

    WikiAntonin Scalia: The 14th Amendment for me, but not thee.​ When Michele Bachmann bragged to Lou Dobbs that she'd talked the Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia into teaching teabaggers the Constitution, solo, did she know that Scalia didn't believe the document protects her from discrimin ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

    WikiAntonin Scalia: The 14th Amendment for me, but not thee.​ When Michele Bachmann bragged to Lou Dobbs that she'd talked the Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia into teaching teabaggers the Constitution, solo, did she know that Scalia didn't believe the document protects her from discrimin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    Mavis Staples

    WikiAntonin Scalia: The 14th Amendment for me, but not thee.​ When Michele Bachmann bragged to Lou Dobbs that she'd talked the Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia into teaching teabaggers the Constitution, solo, did she know that Scalia didn't believe the document protects her from discrimin ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    Steve Horner sues to stop ladies' night

    Horner's been on a quest to criminalize ladies' night for 20 years

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2010

    Gee's Bend

    Horner's been on a quest to criminalize ladies' night for 20 years

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Keith Ellison invokes Thomas Jefferson's Koran in 9/11 mosque fight

    Keith Ellison wants to know why churches, but not mosques, are allowed near Ground Zero.​Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, invoked the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's Koran when asked last night by Larry King whether he was being "insensitive" by supporting an Islam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Steve Horner's Top 5 Best Quotes

    Steve Horner will tell you just what's on his mind. Even if he probably shouldn't.​There's something to be said about a guy with no filter. That's Steve Horner, brother of the Independence Party-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner. While Tom has made headlines with his political ambiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Peter Rickmyer, Level 3 sex offender, hollers discrimination

    The perpetual Jordan neighborhood gadfly has filed a complaint with the Minneapolis Department of Human Rights claiming he's being discriminated against for his sexual orientation.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Anti-Muslim harassment draws Department of Education probe

    Photo: Ranoush​The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to launch an investigation into anti-Muslim harassment at schools in St. Cloud and Owatonna, and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it welcomed the news. "Decades after the beginning of the civil r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2010

    Mavis Staples

    Photo: Ranoush​The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to launch an investigation into anti-Muslim harassment at schools in St. Cloud and Owatonna, and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it welcomed the news. "Decades after the beginning of the civil r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Rybak not backing civil rights director for reappointment

    Michael Jordan is the only department head Rybak didn't nominate for reappointment.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Prosecutors say Anti-Muslim cartoons protected by Constitution

    A man admits posting cartoons of Muhammed having sex with animals, and telling investigators that Muslims are "anti-Christian."

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Ellison foe Torgerson says Islam promotes criminal behavior

    Lynne Torgerson says she's big on freedom of speech and freedom of religion, but not, evidently, when it comes to Muslims.

  • News

    February 27, 2008

    Judge and wife allege harassment by Minneapolis police

    James and Lois Cannon seek apology from cops

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    Minneapolis civil rights department being decimated from within

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Calendar

    January 9, 2008

    Celebrate the Dream: Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2007

    Latino cop files discrimination suit against MPD

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2007

    A Civil Action

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2006

    American Jewish World Endorses Ellison

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2006

    Three questions: MPLS civil rights director

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2006

    Daddies Dearest

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2006

    "Something about that song haunts you"

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2006

    The R.T. shuffle, continued

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2006

    Pawlenty vs. MPLS: Nice try, governor

    In less than a year, Michael Jordan has dismantled the city agency responsible for upholding civil rights

  • News

    January 18, 2006

    Messenger, Shot

    For 35 years, Larry Blackwell has worked on civil rights issues at city hall. Now he's been shown the door--again.

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    Pappas: Dude, I Totally Just Blew Up Your First Amendment Rights

    For 35 years, Larry Blackwell has worked on civil rights issues at city hall. Now he's been shown the door--again.

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    Department of the Living Dead

    Why is the city's civil rights office such a chronic mess?

  • News

    November 5, 2003

    Playing Dead

    Tht NAACP abandons its watchdog role over Hollman

  • News

    May 7, 2003

    Cops Like Us

    Critics fear the MPD's latest spin on community mediation is all about window-dressing--and grooming snitches

  • News

    December 25, 2002

    Reckless Eyeballin'

    Longtime civil rights activist and agitator Ron Edwards talks about the city he loves and hates

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Dancing as Fast as She Can

    Is the director of the Minneapolis Civil Rights department really doing anything?

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    Police misconduct? Tell somebody who cares.

  • News

    January 30, 2002

    Freedom Fighters

    Coming to a capitol near you: The Patriot Act Junior

  • Books

    December 19, 2001

    The Letter of the Law

    What ever became of Minneapolis's promise to stamp out racial profiling?

  • Books

    January 3, 2001

    Minar Conflict

    Are prayer sessions at a local Ford dealership protected by the U.S. Constitution?

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    The Complaint Department

    Fifty years ago Minneapolis launched a program to stamp out discrimination. Now many of the dream's supporters doubt the city's civil-rights agencies are equal to the task.

  • Books

    June 7, 2000

    Civil Unrest

    A spat in Minneapolis's Civil Rights department re-ignites a feud

  • News

    November 11, 1998

    Off Beat

    A spat in Minneapolis's Civil Rights department re-ignites a feud

  • Books

    October 21, 1998

    Civil Disobedience

    Don't want to play by the city's rules? No problem, if you're Dayton Hudson

  • News

    October 22, 1997

    Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

    Proponents say an amendment on the Minneapolis ballot will mean tougher civil-rights scrutiny for the cops. They may be in for a surprise.

  • News

    May 28, 1997

    Who Watches the Watchmen?

    Council member Steve Minn hopes to fold the Civilian Police Review Authority into another city department.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    Cops and Council Wards

    Council member Steve Minn hopes to fold the Civilian Police Review Authority into another city department.

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    End Notes

    Council member Steve Minn hopes to fold the Civilian Police Review Authority into another city department.

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