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Ryan Luetkemeyer
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Eighth Circuit skeptical of South Dakotans' challenge to ballot petition deadline
Despite a lower court ruling blocking South Dakota's law, Eighth Circuit judges appeared ready to side with the state's ability to set the early ballot deadline.
Prosecutors take death penalty off the table for man charged in Minnesota lawmaker shootings
Because Minnesota has no state-level death penalty, all eyes were on federal prosecutors to see if they would pursue capital punishment for Vance Boelter.
Prisoner rights group fights Minnesota's ‘approved vendor’ book restrictions in court
Minnesota claims its policy exists to keep drugs out of state correctional facilities after it saw an increase in the smuggling of synthetic drugs in books.
Polymarket follows Kalshi, Trump in suit against Minnesota’s prediction market ban
The third suit against Minnesota marks a mounting legal headache for the state as it prepares to defend its recently enacted, first-of-its-kind law in court.
Feds lean on sovereign immunity in resort’s suit against Voyageurs National Park
The resort claims the park has left it with an impossible choice, either apply for a permit and deal with the consequences, or continue to operate and subject itself to potential enforcement.
ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting arrested in Texas
Video footage contradicted initial claims by the agent and Homeland Security that he was attacked with a shovel and broom before firing shots.
Feds charge 15 in Minnesota over $90 million in social services fraud
The announcement came shortly after Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock was sentenced to over 40 years in prison.
Trump sues Minnesota over first state ban on prediction markets
The federal government claims Minnesota has no authority to regulate prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, as Congress gave that job to federal agencies.