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Are dinosaur fossils 'minerals'? The Montana Supreme Court will decide high stakes case
Science: "Pristine dinosaur fossils discovered in Montana have sparked a property rights dispute that has hit paleontologists like an asteroid. The lawsuit, now at the Montana Supreme Court, concerns who owns some of the greatest fossil finds in the last century." -
Minn.: Ramsey County taps retriever to ease courthouse stress
MPR News: "The newest staffer at the Ramsey County Attorney's Office is a highly trained professional. But this staffer doesn't have a law degree — she wears a collar and a leash to work and gets around on four paws." -
Minn.: Warrant resolution event helps many find path forward
Farmington Independent: "On Saturday, First District Judge Jerome Abrams sat in a Washington Technology Magnet School classroom in St. Paul. On his left and his right were typical courtroom employees, clerks and a courtroom reporter." -
Minn.: Appeals court rules MN School of Business, Globe U must repay high-interest loans
MPR News: "The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business must pay back students who took out millions of dollars in high-interest loans." -
Minn.: Minding the gap … in equality
St. Thomas Newsroom: "Nine years ago, the Minnesota Women Lawyers organization created a Parity Task Force to evaluate the position of women lawyers in the state. The task force (which eventually morphed into the Minnesota Women Lawyers Equity Committee) wanted to identify barriers to parity." -
Minnesota lawyers' dedication to pro bono work has made the state a national leader
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "On death row in Alabama and Louisiana. On a border crossing in California where refugees seek asylum. In a housing court in Minneapolis where tenants try to expunge evictions from court records to get decent apartments. The settings, while different, share a common bond: Minnesota lawyers, stepping up to do pro bono work." -
Minn.: A day for people to clear their warrants and 'move on with their own lives'
MPR News: "Defense attorneys, judges and even court reporters will be on hand at Washington Technology Magnet School in St. Paul on Saturday. Anyone who has an outstanding misdemeanor warrant from any county in the state will be able walk into the school and deal with it there." -
Mont.: New family treatment court a resource for reunification
Daily Inter Lake: "Last week, a long-awaited family treatment court officially opened its doors to Flathead County families impacted by dependency and neglect cases, offering support for program-eligible parents pursuing reunification with their children who have been placed into Child Family Services." -
SD justices say injured driver doesn't owe insurance company
KELO News: "State Farm can't recover $5,000 from motorist LeRoy James Jr. it paid to him for medical expenses, the South Dakota Supreme Court said in a decision released Thursday. Jones was rear-ended on July 16, 2016, on SD 16 near Rapid City by another driver, Melissa Rivers." -
Minn.: Under watch, ex-offenders reenter prison's revolving door
MPR News: "More than a third of people who have been incarcerated in Minnesota prisons will be locked up again within three years of their release — but not for committing new crimes. They're sent back for what's called a 'technical violation' of their probation or supervised release, such as missing an appointment with their probation officer or flouting curfew."