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June 28, 2012Supreme Court upholds Obamacare: Top 10 Twin Cities tweets
This morning, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare's so-called individual mandate is constitutional. Perhaps the big surprise was that Chief Justice John Roberts unexpectedly sided with the court's liberals.You probably already know that, but the information may co ... More >>
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June 6, 2012The revolution won't be deported
If legal remedies are exhausted, it's time to take to the streets
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June 6, 2012Voter ID is the new Jim Crow
New laws in dozens of states could cost Obama votes
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June 6, 2012Arizona Senate Bill 1070 criminalizes Mexicans
Cops will have to ask brown people for their papers
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June 6, 2012Crossing the Line
Freedom under fire: A Village Voice Media Special Report
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August 9, 2010Ieshuh Griffin, "NOT the 'whiteman's bitch'" says she's Supreme Court bound
Screen shot via The Milwaukee DrumIeshuh Griffin's campaign literature Ieshuh Griffin -- whose campaign slogan is "NOT the 'whiteman's bitch'" -- lost two attempts last week in her ongoing crusade to put that oh-so-catchy tagline on the Nov. 2 ballot. Now, the Wisconsin Assembly candidate says ... More >>
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June 23, 2010Al Franken takes apart right wing Supreme Court [VIDEO]
Franken is going to bat for KaganThe U.S. Supreme Court has become a safe haven for the rich and powerful as part of a careful conservative campaign, and a dead end for regular folks with grievances, Sen. Al Franken said on the Senate floor yesterday (video after the jump). He invoked the ca ... More >>
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June 22, 2010Pride Festival taking park board to court over anti-gay activist
Photo: Pride Fest/Facebook200,000 folks are expected at the festival this weekendAbout 200,000 people are expected to show up for the Twin Cities Pride Festival centered on Loring Park this weekend, and one of them is bible-totin' anti-gay activist Brian Johnson, of Hayward, Wis. Should he ... More >>
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June 4, 2010BP oil spill, Bush's war: Top 10 Epic Bad Calls
BY CP STAFFThe goat of the week is umpire Jim Joyce, who cost pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game with a blown call at first base. While this will surely go down in history as one of sport's all-time great fuck-ups, Joyce is far from the first person to screw up at a crucial moment.
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May 28, 2010Amy Klobuchar's shirt-raising note revealed in new book
Coping with the old-boy's clubShe's already peeved at the sexism in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, and the current debate over Elena Kagan for a similar appointment, so maybe this isn't too surprising: According to a new book by Terrence Samuel, "The Upper House: ... More >>
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May 18, 2010Supreme Court OKs detaining sex criminals indefinitely
Minnesota's controversial Minnesota Sex Offender Program, and 19 others like it around the country, will remain unaffected by yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which allows the federal government to keep people locked up indefinitely if they are considered sexually dangerous, even afte ... More >>
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May 13, 2010Tim Pawlenty appoints Lorie Gildea as Chief Justice
Image Courtesy of State of MinnesotaLorie Gildea, the Minnesota Supreme Court Justice who offered a full-throated dissent when the high court slapped down Tim Pawlenty's unilateral budget balancing gambit two weeks ago, is going to be the court's new Chief Justice. Pawlenty announced her as his ... More >>
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May 7, 2010Minnesota corporations' free speech released from bondage
Today a federal judge struck down a state law banning corporations from spending on political advertising, endorsements, and other campaign activities, on the grounds that the law violated the First Amendment rights... of corporations.The decision, by Judge Paul Magnuson, relies on the U.S. Supre ... More >>
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April 21, 2010Should we get to vote for our judges?
Image Courtesy of State of MinnesotaThere's a fight over how we decide who can be a judge in Minnesota, and it's being fought out this week in front of the Supreme Court and on the floor of the legislature.The state constitution says judges are supposed to be elected every six years, but in r ... More >>
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March 24, 2010Michele Bachmann asserts health care reform is unconstitutional. Is she right?
She was wrong about parliamentary rules surrounding the health care debate. But is she right on the Constitution?
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February 4, 2010Al Franken, reproductive rights, and a debate that goes nowhere
This is not news: Both sides of the abortion debate are dug in tighter than a stubborn mule. Here's a perfect example.
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July 17, 2009Buchanan: White Supreme Court not discrimination, just like white Minnesotans in Olympic hockey
If there's one way to truly date yourself as a white male bigot, Pat Buchanan nailed that viewpoint straight on the head last night on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show.
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July 15, 2009Franken thinks Supreme Court nomination stuff is "pretty cool"
We have to admit Franken's first day questioning Sotomayor was "pretty cool".
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June 23, 2009Cornyn supports a Coleman appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
We're hoping for a Minnesota Supreme Court decision this week in Norm Coleman's appeal to try and win the state's vacant U.S. Senate seat. But that doesn't mean this is all over any time soon.
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May 29, 2009Can't Wait: Coleman's Minn. Supreme Court appeal starts Monday
Take a couple deep breaths of fresh air this weekend and enjoy the outdoors before our lives get painful again.
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May 26, 2009Franken plays senator again, responds to Obama's nomination of Sotomayor
In another example of Al Franken's fun game of pretend senator, the wanna-be sent out a statement this morning responding to President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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April 14, 2009Coleman campaign will file appeal next week
Coleman has insured that they will file their appeal quickly, but his attorney said they will likely need until next week to get through the opinion and file a thorough appeal to the court.
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April 13, 2009Coleman appeal: Pawlenty might judge the judges
Since when is Pawlenty smarter than Supreme Court justices?
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March 25, 2009Coleman: Federal appeal could still happen
His team is prepping for an appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court if they lose the first round. And don't take a federal appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court out of the picture.
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November 20, 2008Calif. disabled man can't sue anymore
A California man who has sued 400-plus businesses for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act -- and collected hundreds of th ... More >>Blogs
October 17, 2008Group pushing for more women judges
A California man who has sued 400-plus businesses for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act -- and collected hundreds of th ... More >>News
March 8, 2006The Final Frontier
A little-noticed movement led to a law that bans abortion in South Dakota. How it will play out nationally?
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September 19, 20059/19: Morning Communique
A little-noticed movement led to a law that bans abortion in South Dakota. How it will play out nationally?
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May 25, 2005Texas Two-Step?
A little-noticed movement led to a law that bans abortion in South Dakota. How it will play out nationally?
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May 25, 2005The Drug War: Back with a Vengeance
A new bill in Congressional committee would drastically increase sentences for many kinds of drug offenses
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March 29, 2005Lone star stunt
A new bill in Congressional committee would drastically increase sentences for many kinds of drug offenses
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March 29, 2005Bad news for First Amendment practitioners
A new bill in Congressional committee would drastically increase sentences for many kinds of drug offenses
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January 19, 2005Hope You Enjoyed Your Stay
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision sends a Minnesota detainee back to Somalia
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July 14, 2004Tightening the Cuffs on Judges in the Drug War
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision sends a Minnesota detainee back to Somalia
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July 14, 2004Checks Without Balances
McCain-Feingold was supposed to stop the flow of soft money. So what's with all the attack ads?
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April 23, 2003The Other War
The Bush administration & the end of civil liberties
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April 16, 2003Vengeance Is Theirs
Minnesota's new Republican establishment goes after abortion rights
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March 13, 2002Throwing Away the Key
There is no cure and no way out. So why does the state spend more than $20 million a year to treat 179 former sex offenders?
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August 2, 2000No Place Like Home
Thousands of Somalis fled when their country committed suicide a decade ago. Now the local INS office has found a way to send them back.
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February 24, 1999Hard and Fast
Recent embarrassments notwithstanding, Minneapolis isn't softening its stance on high-speed chases
Books
November 11, 1998You Make Me Blush
City officials call Minneapolis's numbers on minority contracting "an embarrassment." So what are they doing about it? Uh, well, gosh...
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July 15, 1998For a few dollars more...
City officials call Minneapolis's numbers on minority contracting "an embarrassment." So what are they doing about it? Uh, well, gosh...
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June 24, 1998Restricted Access
Child protection hearings are now open to the public, but it's members of the press who will be scrutinized
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June 17, 1998Judging for Himself
If Greg Wersal has his way, Minnesota judges will soon campaign for election just like any other politicians
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December 24, 1997Union Jacked
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with commercial bankers that credit unions enjoy an unfair advantage, millions of people will pay a lot more for financial services.
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June 25, 1997No Exit, II
Monday's U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on the Confinement of Sex Offenders Leaves Questions Unanswered, Including the Fate of Minnesota's Sexual Psychopath Laws.
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June 18, 1997A Prison by any Other Name
At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time
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June 26, 1996OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
Operation Safe Streets
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February 28, 1996Death Row Stories
During the 1970s the Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment on the grounds that it was applied in an "arbitrary" and "capricious" manner. Now it's back with a vengeance, but as a group of Minnesota attorneys is learning, nothing has really changed.
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February 21, 1996AIDS/Hemophilia Suit Struck Down
During the 1970s the Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment on the grounds that it was applied in an "arbitrary" and "capricious" manner. Now it's back with a vengeance, but as a group of Minnesota attorneys is learning, nothing has really changed.
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