COURTS AND CRIME
Pawlenty power to cut Minn. budget lands in court
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota judge is weighing whether to temporarily reverse budget cuts made by Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the request of those who say he exceeded his authority.By Associated Press , November 16, 2009
Lawsuit to block foreclosures in Minn. dismissed 
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners who sought to block foreclosures in Minnesota, but their attorney said the case led to significant progress anyway.
By Associated Press , November 10, 2009
NFL's Goodell to testify on Vikings suspensions
WASHINGTON — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is returning to Capitol Hill next week, this time to testify about the case of two professional football players whose suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy were blocked by the courts.
By Associated Press , October 30, 2009
Former Hecker dealership in Brainerd in limbo
MINNEAPOLIS — The fate of a Brainerd dealership once run by bankrupt auto magnate Denny Hecker was uncertain after a judge rejected an agreement to sell its assets to a Twin Cities auto dealer.
By Associated Press , October 30, 2009
Minnesota jury awards $1.25 million in misdiagnosis death by Hibbing doctor
DULUTH, Minn. — A jury awarded more than $1.25 million to a family whose 21-month-old son was misdiagnosed by a Hibbing doctor and died.
By Duluth News Tribune , October 29, 2009
Minnesota family wants court out of son's cancer case
MINNEAPOLIS — The parents of a Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy are now asking a judge to end the court's role in the case.
By Associated Press , October 26, 2009
Minn. high court: Bong water can count as illegal drug
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court says bong water can qualify as a controlled substance.
October 22, 2009
Minnesota man sues former teacher
FARGO — A former student at a Fargo Roman Catholic high school is suing his former teacher, the school, the Fargo Catholic Diocese and others, saying he was sexually assaulted on a school-sponsored trip in 1977.
By Associated Press , October 20, 2009
Solvency of 3 SD livestock auctions questioned
PIERRE, S.D. - Federal officials are investigating the solvency of three South Dakota livestock auctions.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2009
Michigan pipeline worker sentenced to 499 months in prison for 2008 strangling of Park Rapids, Minn., woman
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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. - A pipeline worker was formally sentenced to 499 months in prison for the 2008 asphyxiation death of a Park rapids woman.
By Sarah Smith , September 28, 2009
2 men arrested after Sabin, Minn., homeowner bound to chair
Two Harvey, N.D., men were arrested Thursday in connection with a home invasion Wednesday night in Sabin, Minn., authorities said this morning.
By Forum staff reports , September 25, 2009
Grand jury to hear cases of Fargo men accused of trying to kidnap 14-year-old girl
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The cases of two Fargo men accused of trying to kidnap a 14-year-old girl from her school Monday in Bowling Green were bound over to a grand jury this morning, the prosecutor said.
By Mike Nowatzki , September 25, 2009
Men face charges, including setting van on fire, after dispute over fish filet knife
COLEHARBOR, N.D. - Two men living at a campground at Totten Trail resort on Lake Audubon face charges after authorities say they got into a dispute over a fish filet knife.
By Associated Press , September 25, 2009
Suspect in standoff with Fargo Police pleads not guilty
Leonard Ritter, the suspect in a nine-hour standoff with Fargo police in July, entered pleas of not guilty today on the five felonies he faces in connection with the incident.
By Dave Roepke , September 24, 2009
Home invaders tied man to chair, sheriff says
SABIN, Minn. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion in which two people tied the homeowner to a chair.
By Forum staff reports , September 24, 2009
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OUR VOICES Hearing today in Red River Women's Clinic case
A hearing is scheduled for this afternoon regarding the Red River Women's Clinic's request to obtain a temporary injunction against a law set to go into effect Aug. 1. The clinic is seeking clarification regarding a provision of the law about making a fetal heartbeat audible. The clinic is arguing
Posted by: Brittany Lawonn on Jul 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM | Inside the courtroomOUR VOICES ND Supreme Court unanimously affirms Moe Gibbs' 2007 murder conviction
The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the 2007 murder conviction of Moe Gibbs in the 2006 slaying of a Valley City State University student. The conviction was affirmed in a 5-0 decision by the court in an order filed Thursday. Gibbs’ attorney had argued that the former Barnes County jail
Posted by: Brittany Lawonn on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:37 PM | Inside the courtroomOUR VOICES Kidnapping sentencing takes place without defendant in courtroom
Friday's sentencing hearing for Vincent Paul Degidio Jr. on kidnapping and firearms charges had a different flavor to it as the defendant was notably absent from the courtroom. Degidio appearead via interactive television from South Carolina where he is recovering following injuries during the shoo
Posted by: Brittany Lawonn on Mar 20, 2009 at 2:02 PM | Inside the courtroom
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