The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday appeared skeptical of House Republicans’ argument that the judiciary should stay out of the workings of the Minnesota House. The six justices hearing the ...
The disarray in the non-functioning Minnesota House of Representatives comes down to five words in the state Constitution: “A majority in each house,” state Solicitor General Liz Kramer told the ...
As Democrats continue to boycott, the Minnesota high court will hear arguments Thursday over whether House Republicans have a quorum with 67 members, or if 68 members are needed to hold sessions ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans over who should control the state ...
What does having a quorum mean for the Minnesota House of Representatives? This question will likely be decided by the state's Supreme Court after state Democrats sued state Republicans for electing a ...
A partisan standoff in the Minnesota House of Representatives is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Justices on Thursday heard oral arguments from both sides of the ongoing issue of how ...
At issue before the court is whether the current 67 Republican members constitute a quorum needed for the Minnesota House to do business.
The Supreme Court justices listened to oral arguments for more than an hour and are expected to issue a ruling quickly.
Minnesota’s highest court heard oral arguments Thursday around a pair of cases challenging the legitimacy of legislative sessions involving only House Republicans, who have taken chamber control as De ...
When Democrats lose, their first impulse is to obstruct, to take their ball and go home — as their ongoing boycott in ...
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether the Republican-only start to session in the House is ...
It would set a horrible precedent to decide what legislators have the duty and authority to decide themselves.