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Minn. AG allowed to keep info on climate change litigation private
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison can cite the “common-interest doctrine” to shield communications with outside parties involved in climate litigation, the state’s highest court ruled, reversing an appeals court decision that would have made public Ellison’s conversations with other state AGs and private organizations. -
Poll: Minnesota Democrat incumbent Attorney General is trailing GOP newcomer
Democrat incumbent Keith Ellison is trailing political newcomer Jim Schulz, a Republican who is promising a tough-on-crime approach if elected -
Appointment of MN climate activist shows administration not really interested in bringing down price of gas, critic says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Biden Administration has quietly tapped a University of Minnesota (UMN) law professor with controversial ties to the Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for a key litigation role at the Department of Energy. -
GOP contenders say they'd eliminate Bloomberg-funded assistants in Minnesota AG's office
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Attorney General race is heating up after all three Republican candidates announced they would immediately fire two Special Assistants Attorneys General (SAAGs) currently serving under Democrat Attorney General Keith Ellison. -
Minnesota Senate advances bill limiting hiring of outside attorneys by state AG's office
ST. PAUL (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota State Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill designed to limit the hiring by the Attorney General’s office of outside attorneys who could be politically motivated by the nonprofits and agencies that provide them. -
Justice says AG's argument for withholding climate litigation communication: 'makes no sense to me, zero'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments last Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging that the office of State Attorney General Keith Ellison improperly concealed from the public communications with out-of-state climate activists and AG offices. -
Fight for transparency in AG's climate litigation awaits hearing at Minn. Supreme Court
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A nonprofit government watchdog organization has filed an amicus brief against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for his refusal to release records pertaining to communications between his office and other states. -
Minnesota professor played key role in developing state AG's climate suit; New lawsuit seeks answers
MARSHALL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A government watchdog organization has filed suit against Minnesota Attorney General Ellison for failing to release public records that could reveal why his office issued an official email account to a University of Minnesota law professor. -
Evidence of coordination in climate litigation is eroding AG arguments for keeping cases in state court, watchdog says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A nonprofit government watchdog group is sounding the alarm after mounting evidence suggests that the attorneys general in Minnesota and Washington D.C engaged in a covertly coordinated effort to carry out similar climate change lawsuits. -
Judge: Exxon, others had reason to insist on federal court jurisdiction over Minn. AG's climate change case
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s controversial climate change lawsuit is on hold while defendants look for help from a federal appeals court. -
Freedom Foundation: Court loss for Minnesota AG is a win for accountability, transparency and 'all Minnesotans'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Critics frustrated by Attorney General Ellison’s lack of transparency involving his lawsuit against Big Oil are lauding a recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision requiring the AG to release concealed communications between his office and other states' attorneys general. -
MN appeals court says AG must hand over outside communications in climate litigation
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Attorney General Keith Ellison cannot conceal documents related to his office's communications with attorneys general in other states. -
Minnesota GOP lawmakers want insight into origins of AG Ellison's Big Oil lawsuit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Republican lawmakers are considering launching an investigation to review the origins of Minnesota Attorney General Ellison's climate change lawsuit against Big Oil. -
AG Ellison exceeded authority by hiring privately funded lawyers to sue Big Oil, critic says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is facing mounting criticism for his use of privately funded attorneys to pursue a climate change lawsuit against Big Oil. -
Federal judge remands Minnesota's climate change lawsuit funded by Bloomberg charity to state court
A federal judge remanded Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s lawsuit against oil and gas last week to Ramsey County state court.“Defendants may appeal this decision which would result inevitably in a much longer delay,” wrote Chief Judge John R. -
Challenge of pending vehicle emissions rules tossed by Minnesota judge
MINNESOTA (Legal Newsline) – Get back to me later, a federal judge has told those challenging proposed changes to vehicle emissions standards in Minnesota. -
Minnesota AG says auto association fled to court too early to challenge emission standards
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The State of Minnesota says a lawsuit challenging proposed vehicle emission standards that would align with those already passed in California was filed way too early. -
Minn. AG says his climate change case isn't a class action, wants it back in state court
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Like other climate change plaintiffs, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wants his case heard by a state judge rather than federal. -
Leaked bodycam video of George Floyd sets off investigation, and raises questions
British tabloid the Daily Mail has disclosed partial bodycam video of George Floyd’s arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, setting off an investigation into the leaked footage, as well as raising questions about Floyd's cause of death and why the state hasn't willingly released the footage. -
Exxon: Minn. AG's lawsuit the product of private lawyers and activists, suppresses free speech
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Exxon and others want to fight a lawsuit by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in federal court, claiming he is pushing an agenda crafted by private lawyers to regulate the energy industry.