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Minnesota Supreme Court voids House Jan. 28 special election, rules Gov. Walz called it too soon
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday canceled the special election for a metro House race later this month, finding Gov. Tim Walz set the date before state law requires. The election was scheduled for Jan.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules Gov. Tim Walz prematurely called for House special election
House GOP Leader Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, celebrated the ruling on Friday. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Minnesota Supreme Court sides with GOP, cancels special election
DFL Gov. Tim Walz set a special election for Jan. 28. But the Supreme Court sided with Republicans who said Walz acted too quickly in setting the date and postponed the election indefinitely.
Supreme Court rules Walz acted prematurely in calling special election in House District 40B
Gov. Tim Walz acted prematurely in calling a special election in House District 40B, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
Minnesota Supreme Court should not intervene in state House disputes
It would set a horrible precedent to decide what legislators have the duty and authority to decide themselves.
DFL members, secretary of state petition state Supreme Court over Republican actions at Minnesota House
The clash in St. Paul over who controls the state House is now in court, after Democrats filed a lawsuit accusing Republicans of acting unlawfully when they convened for session as a majority and elected a speaker.
Supreme Court to take up disabled Minnesota student’s discrimination case against school
The Osseo-area student’s family said the standard for when a disabled student can sue for discrimination needs to be resolved.
Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle
Democrats have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session
'Issued prematurely': House District 40B special election set for Jan. 28 canceled, Minnesota Supreme Court rules
The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with the Republican Party of Minnesota which argued Gov. Tim Walz ordered a special election in District 40B too soon.
MN Supreme Court Rules that Walz issued special election “prematurely”
In a late Friday afternoon decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Governor Tim Walz prematurely issued a special election for House District 40B.
Two court decisions upend Minnesota legislative session
A pair of high-stakes judicial decisions will shape the next few weeks of the already messy Minnesota legislative session, ...
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‘Dirty hands,’ estoppel and the battle for control of the Minnesota House
DFLers and Republicans both claim the other side is engaging in unconstitutional deeds. The Supreme Court should dismiss ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court sides with GOP, canceling special election
A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling sided with House Republicans over the timing of a special election in District 40B. This ...
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Minnesota House Democrats sue Republicans; GOP continues session
In their lawsuit, House Democrats say Republicans unlawfully organized and elected a speaker on the legislative session’s ...
Appeals court: Parents of 17-year-old who killed blind boss in car crash can be held liable
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that while workers’ compensation law protects the employee from liability, his parents, ...
Is Demuth the Minnesota House speaker? Here's what we know
Republicans appointed Demuth as speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, but will the move stick? Here's what we ...
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What does Minnesota law, state constitution say about legislative quorums?
Sec. 22. Majority vote of all members to pass a law. The style of all laws of this state shall be: “Be it enacted by the ...
Minnesota TikTok personalities brace for impending app ban: ‘I have to worry’
Sarah Fitzgerald’s custom printing company, “Fuzzy Loon Design,” exploded in popularity two years ago after she posted a ...