Minnesota Supreme Court considers whether it should intervene in partisan legislative power struggle
The Minnesota Supreme Court is considering how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans over control of the state House.
Minnesota Supreme Court to hear arguments in second case involving House power dispute
At issue is whether DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon — who's presided over the chamber every day this week since the session hit the reset button — has overstepped his authority and denied Republica
Minnesota House stalemate continues after Supreme Court quorum ruling
The stalemate between Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House headed into its third week on Monday, as DFL lawmakers continued a boycott that’s brought the chamber to a standstill. After party leaders failed to reach an agreement over the weekend,
Minnesota Supreme Court sides with House Democrats, says 68 is a quorum
The Minnesota Supreme Court issued an order Friday afternoon saying 68 members of the Minnesota House constitute a quorum, an opinion favoring House Democrats. The Friday, Jan. 24 order, which will be followed by an opinion,
Minnesota Supreme Court to hear arguments Thursday in case related to power dispute in state House
The Supreme Court this week will hear arguments in a case that could mark a step towards resolution in the power dispute playing out in the state House.
Minnesota Supreme Court ruling puts a hold on state House of Reps business
Despite the slow start for the House with only eight bills introduced after the first few days of session, a couple hundred were in play prior to the House shutdown.
After calling Minnesota House ‘dysfunctional,’ Supreme Court rules in DFL’s favor
Justices said a quorum is 68 members, meaning there are not enough Republican House members to do business unless DFLers show up.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of DFL's argument that House lacks quorum
The Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with Democrats in an ongoing power struggle with Republicans. The justices, in a written ruling released Friday afternoon, agreed with House Democratic leaders and Secretary of State Steve Simon who argued that a quorum in the House was 68 members under the state constitution,
Power dispute at the Minnesota capitol goes back to the Supreme Court
In an unprecedented start of the legislative session, the dispute over majority continues on at the state capitol. WCCO's Caroline Cummings has the latest.
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Another week to be shaped by court fight over power dynamic within Minnesota Legislature
There’s another lawsuit headed to the Minnesota Supreme Court this week regarding the power standoff in the House that’s ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court hears oral arguments in House quorum dispute
A partisan standoff in the Minnesota House of Representatives is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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Minnesota Supreme Court seems skeptical of House GOP’s separation of powers argument in quorum suit
Entrance to the Minnesota Supreme Court chamber seen on Jan. 23, 2025. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer. The ...
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Minnesota lawmakers hit a reset after Supreme Court ruling, but stalemate persists
A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling made clear that Republicans can’t run the state House on their own, but that doesn’t mean ...
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Republicans file new lawsuit over Minnesota House standoff
A new lawsuit over the House standoff asks the Supreme Court to give Republicans help in “ending the constitutional crisis and restoring a functioning Legislature” during a now two-week-old ...
Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment.