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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)
Supreme Court rules Walz acted prematurely in calling special election in House District 40B
The high court ruling means a special election scheduled for Jan. 28 will be canceled and Walz must issue a new writ of special election.
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.
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
In a petition to the Supreme Court, Democrats in the state House accuse Republicans of acting "unlawfully" when they conducted House business on Tuesday, including electing a speaker, with no DFL members present.
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
MN House: State Supreme Court could have final say in power struggle
Secretary of State Steve Simon and House Democrats have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to intervene in the partisan power struggle that kicked off 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 ...
Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S., leaving the matter to Trump
In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment ...
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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 ...