Bob CollinsDoes having a state driver’s license mean Minnesotans give their implied OK to a blood alcohol test if they’re stopped on suspicion of DUI? The Minnesota Supreme Court says yes. Read more →
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Tag: Minnesota Supreme Court
A decision this week by the Minnesota Supreme Court will never make the news but it’s significant for anyone in Minnesota with siding that might get damaged in a hailstorm.
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In a decision a justice calls ‘rare’, the Minnesota Supreme Court today overruled a lower court in Crookston that had let a man convicted of rape avoid prison. Read more →
A divided Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a professional guardian can order the removal of life-support for patients without court review. Read more →
Parents judged unfit have the burden of proving that they are capable of parenting children, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today in a divided decision. Read more →
In a case that seemed to pit laws to protect domestic abuse victims against those designed to protect other drivers from drunks on the road, the Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with the latter.
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In upholding the constitutionality of Minnesota’s law allowing a 50-year order for protection for victims of domestic abuse, the Minnesota Supreme Court was sharply divided today on the question of whether abuse or stalking of a mother constitutes abuse of the children when it comes to deciding whether parenting time should be restricted. Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court today warned district court judges to be more wary when statistics are used to civilly commit people who have served their sentences for sexual crimes. Read more →
A divided Minnesota Supreme Court today tossed out a lawsuit against a Hennepin County sheriff’s deputy, who smashed into a car while responding to an emergency. Read more →
A divided Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected protection for a former security guard who says she was fired in retaliation for filing for unemployment benefits after her hours were cut. Read more →
A divided Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld a state law that allows a county to seize and sell an automobile if the person driving it was driving drunk. Read more →
The Court said a business owner is not entitled to any more money from Dakota County than he was given when his property was taken by eminent domain, and it did so largely on this question: What is a “community?” Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court today reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that granted a new trial for a St. Paul priest who said religious doctrine was used in his prosecution in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected a man’s claim that police should be required to obtain a warrant before blood and urine tests determine whether he was driving drunk.
The court ruled today in the case of Wesley Brooks, who was stopped three separate times for suspected drunk driving.
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In deciding rate increases, regulators can consider how badly people are hurting, court says. Read more →