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A memorial sits outside the Minnesota State Capitol in honor of murdered Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 15, 2025. A 57-year-old named Vance Luther Boelter is suspected in the double murder, which, according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is thought to be a politically targeted assassination. (REUTERS/Tim Evans)
Jun 11, 2026

Minn. man pleads guilty to charges in lawmaker shooting case

The man accused of assassinating a former speaker of the Minnesota House and her husband last year in what authorities have described as an act of targeted political violence pleaded guilty Thursday after federal prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty against him.

Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington, D.C., August 30, 2020. (REUTERS file photo/Andrew Kelly)
May 20, 2026

CFTC sues to block Minnesota ban on prediction markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued to block Minnesota's law banning prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, citing federal jurisdiction.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Jan 29, 2026

Man allegedly tied to free Mangione from prison, posing as FBI

A Minnesota man is accused of impersonating an FBI agent in a bid to free accused health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione from prison. 

The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP File Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Aug 19, 2025

TikTok sued due to alleged harmful ‘addictive algorithms’

Minnesota is suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jul 21, 2014

Hoffman left no money for his children

Potential presidential litigation, Archdiocese lawsuit and James Brown's papers round out this week's Law Blog Roundup.

Apr 10, 2013

Hopkins picks legal counsel from University of Minnesota

The Johns Hopkins University has named Mark B. Rotenberg its new vice president and general counsel.

Aug 6, 2012

Gay rights group drops $1M in gay marriage fights

MINNEAPOLIS — The country’s leading gay rights group is donating $1 million to campaigns in four states where gay marriage is on the ballot this fall. The Washington, D.C.-based Human […]

Aug 6, 2012

Gay rights group drops $250K in Md. gay marriage fight

MINNEAPOLIS — The country’s leading gay rights group is donating $1 million to campaigns in four states where gay marriage is on the ballot this fall. The Washington, D.C.-based Human […]

Nov 6, 2011

Hard work paid off for Baltimore attorney in law and softball

Laura K. McAfee wiped sweat off her pitching hand as she toed the rubber for her first collegiate softball outing. It was the end of the season and Carleton College […]

Jun 27, 2011

Next gay-marriage showdown could be in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With New York now gearing up for same-sex weddings, the battle lines are forming for the next skirmishes over gay marriage — and the most dramatic […]

May 26, 2011

Craig A. Thompson: Stories have the power to change lives

“The story I have, nobody could steal” Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams Let me tell you a story. Those six words have captured our attention since our youth, and […]

Mar 25, 2011

Target sues San Diego gay rights group

SAN DIEGO — A judge said Friday he would issue a ruling next week in a lawsuit filed by Target Corp. against a pro-gay marriage group to make it stop […]