Minnesota Supreme Court

Minneapolis cops can ticket you for having car stereo turned up too loud, appeals court rules

It's not just annoying -- it's criminal.SEE ALSO: Minnesota Supreme Court rules you can legally drunk-drive Segways Yesterday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that Minneapolis police can indeed ticket you for blasting your car stereo too loudly.

Dayton appoints Wilhelmina Wright, first black female justice, to state Supreme Court

Wilhelmina M. Wright's bio reads like a straight-A report card at life: Yale undergrad, Harvard law, a national public service award, and, since 2002, a Minnesota Court of Appeals judgeship.Now, she's adding a few more distinctions to that list. This afternoon, Gov. Mark Dayton appointed her to the ... More >>

Minnesota Supreme Court rejects GOP shutdown lawsuit

​The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled four Republican senators jumped the gun in saying that Gov. Mark Dayton is overstepping his constitutional bounds by involving the courts in government shutdown contingency plans. That's because no state money has been ordered to be spent, so there's no ... More >>

Al Garcia disbarred by the Minnesota Supreme Court

Al Garcia falls even further.​Al Garcia, the one-time city hall power broker who beat a rape allegation but was convicted on drug possession charges, has been disbarred by the Minnesota Supreme Court. The issue this time was repeatedly misappropriating his clients' money, the court said.

Tom Emmer's recount petition rejected in MN Supreme Court opinion

Another nail in the coffin.​Tom Emmer now has what he wanted from the Minnesota Supreme Court: A written opinion that explains why the justices denied his petition that essentially accused some state elections officials of breaking the law. The 18-page opinion, just issued, refutes Emmer's le ... More >>

Court says khat is an illegal drug in Minnesota [UPDATE]

No more plant chewing for you!​In a decision released today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that khat -- a plant native to the horn of Africa and chewed by many in the region as a mild stimulant -- is indeed an illegal drug under state law. Since we live in a state where you can be charged ... More >>

Tom Emmer's team now waits on Minnesota Supremes

And now we wait on the Supremes.​Tom Emmer's legal team got its shot before the Minnesota Supreme Court today to argue that election judges didn't follow the law when they counted up voters and votes on Election Day.

Emmer petitions MN Supreme Court over ballots. [UPDATES]

Every vote should count, right?​Tom Emmer's legal eagles are taking another shot at helping their candidate beat Mark Dayton in court. They have petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court to order every election judge across the state to prove that the number of voters and the number of votes ca ... More >>

Ajalon Corcoran appeals cat killing to the MN Supreme Court

Photo: FelinestI can haz upheld conviction?​An 11-year-old girl was out playing in her yard when she looked across the street and saw her beloved cat Sauki staggering toward her with an arrow sticking out of her stomach. Sauki was put down later at the vet. The shooter was 22-year-old Ajalon ... More >>

Mark Dayton vs. Tom Emmer: Now what?

Photo: WkipediaDayton vs. Emmer: Shades of 2008?​With all precincts reporting, here's where we stand: Democrat Mark Dayton has 919,238 votes compared to Republican Tom Emmer's 910,382 votes. That's 8,856 votes, or a 43.63-43.21 percent margin of victory. And it's within the one half of one pe ... More >>

Bong water bill dries up with Tim Pawlenty's veto

Photo: tohoscopeDrain after using​Talk about a buzz kill. Bong water is still a controlled illegal substance in Minnesota, thanks to Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto pen, to say nothing of the four justices he appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. "The bill waters down current criminal justice pr ... More >>

Sara Peck, whose bong water made Minnesota famous, sentenced

The state Supreme Court said her bong-water was a drug. Now she'll serve six months in jail.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe says 4 lives not worth $6 million each

A lawyer for the families of the dead says the jury was well within precedent in its award.

MN court rules being a cop doesn't entitle you to cop a feel

An appeals court judge says an undercover cop went over the line in a massage parlor sting.

The Bong Show

Minnesota Supreme Court: Life sentences for juveniles A-OK

Bah. We had enough rugrats around here anyway.

Bar violated smoking ban by misusing acting loophole

A Babbitt, Minn. bar thought they were clever when they had bar patrons war "Actor" badges so they could smoke in the bar under the theatrical production loophole in the Minnesota smoking ban.

Colbert pokes fun at the end of the Minnesota Senate race

Now we can laugh with the rest of the country instead of watching them laugh at us.

Franken wins state Supreme Court court ruling

The Minnesota Supreme Court came out with their unanimous ruling today stating that Democrat Al Franken should be given the election certificate and be seated in the U.S. Senate in the state's currently vacant seat.

LIVE VIDEO: Coleman to speak at 3 p.m. CST, Franken at 4:15 p.m. on court ruling

Watch/listen to both of their press conferences here.

Pawlenty will sign Franken's election certificate today

Pawlenty congratulates Franken, says he will sign election certificate today. Read his full statement here.

Coleman's concession speech

Check out the transcript of Coleman's concession speech.

Fake MySpace account to reveal person's STD is grounds for lawsuit

Even if no one looks at the idiotic MySpace page you throw together to break the news, it's still an invasion of privacy and could get you into trouble.

Minn. Supreme Court decision chatter was false, so now we wait some more

Politics in Minnesota caught some national attention yesterday when they reported that the Minnesota Supreme Court would rule on Norm Coleman's recount appeal Thursday. Too bad their sources were wrong.

Minn. Supreme Court's U.S. Senate ruling likely to arrive today

Politics in Minnesota reported late yesterday that the Minnesota Supreme Court will likely rule on Norm Coleman's appeal for the state's U.S. Senate seat by the end of the business day.

Juvenile criminals can lose gun rights; one man taking it to Minn. Supreme Court

If a juvenile is convicted of a violent crime, that can be enough to take away their Second Amendment right to possess a firearm as an adult, according to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

GOP will support Coleman's fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court

Republicans have now made it clear they will do whatever it takes to support Norm Coleman's continued fight until he has exhausted all of his options.

Caught drunk driving? Try blaming the breathalyzer

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruling today says that people busted with drunk driving can challenge the breathalyzer result in court.

Coleman: Three-judge panel was "simply wrong"

In what appears to be Norm Coleman's first interview published since the three-judge panel's decision last night, the former senator spoke to Minnesota Public Radio about the panel's opinion and his upcoming appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Coleman appeal: Pawlenty might judge the judges

Since when is Pawlenty smarter than Supreme Court justices?

Klobuchar wonders if Cornyn knows what it feels like to be alone

Sen. Amy Klobuchar appeared on MSNBC Wednesday to talk about how lonely and tough it is being the only Minnesota senator in Washington, D.C.

Recount trial: Judges order a serious blow to Coleman

The recent order doesn't look good for Coleman's chances, but his team has already announced they will appeal the final decision and potentially take the appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed.

A preview of Coleman's appeal to Minn. Supreme Court

The three-judge panel hasn't even provided a final decision, but Norm Coleman's team is already starting their PR stunt to build up support for their appeal they haven't even filed.

Man demands kidney back from cheating ex-wife

She broke his heart, now he wants his organ returned

Larry Craig ends legal fight, accepts lifetime of bathroom sex jokes

Franken vs. Coleman: Cherry-picking absentee votes

Coleman's campaign has decided to veto many of the absentee ballots, which means he looks like a flat-out cherry picker.

Canvassing Board lets original ballot judgments stand, campaigns keep fighting for votes

The state Canvassing Board decided not to reconsider their original judgment on 16 ballots today after Norm Coleman's campaign clai ... More >>

Minn. Supreme court to hear Coleman's arguments

The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on Norm Coleman's suit to stop the Senate recount of rejected absentee bal ... More >>

Coleman files petition with court on absentee ballots, Franken drops more contested votes

Coleman's campaign is filing a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court to create a standard definition of ballots to be put i ... More >>

Larry Craig responds to foot-tapping appeal ruling

What would Tinklenberg vs. Bachmann look like in the Shire?

Welcome to Lord of the Tinklenberg: The Towering Donations

Five Questions For... Marie Wolf of breadbasketcase

G-Paw doesn't scrapbook

Maplewood wins first round of legal battle

Parents see racism in decision to close North Side schools

Community activists ask the Minnesota Court of Appeals to declare the closings illegal

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Bench Warrant

Minnesota Supreme Court candidate Greg Wersal says state rules barring judicial hopefuls from raising funds are disingenuous. "You think judges don't know who's buttering their bread?"

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