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Supreme Court: Expanded car search OK
Supreme Court: Expanded car search OK

If the dissent is correct, the case will create “too much space for future pretextual and potentially racially motivated stops and will contribute to Minnesota’s racial disparities in who is stopped and who is searched following a minor traffic stop.”

Creek in limbo no more
Creek in limbo no more

The Renville County board refused to order an environmental assessment worksheet on a county ditch project, arguing that because Limbo Creek was not on a DNR list, it was not a “public water.” The Court of Appeals on Monday disagreed.

Injunction against Judicial Branch denied
Injunction against Judicial Branch denied

Senior Judge Ivy S. Bernhardson late Thursday denied the Teamster Local 320 union’s injunction request to block an in forma pauperis transcription pilot project that is launching today. The one-year pilot project effectively reduces court reporters’ income.

Labor union sues Judicial Branch
Labor union sues Judicial Branch

A labor union is suing the Minnesota Judicial Branch over a new statewide order that will require court reporters to prepare in forma pauperis transcripts during normal work hours. To court reporters, that is a major shift in policy that effectively scales back their incomes.

Schiltz to litigants: Enough is enough
Schiltz to litigants: Enough is enough

Occasionally, it’s time to gather your things and go home. That’s not a popular litigation stance, but neither is waiting for a judge to tell you that the time has come. That happened in federal court, when RLI Insurance Co. v. Stan Koch & Sons Trucking, Inc., was dismissed.




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