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Racial imbalance in schools doesn't violate Minnesota Constitution, court rules
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Racial imbalance alone doesn’t violate the Minnesota Constitution’s guarantee of a “general and uniform system of public schools,” a state appeals court ruled, potentially defeating a class action by parents who argued Minneapolis and St. Paul Schools were illegally segregated. -
Minn. court prevents student newspaper from access to video said to be of student pulling hijab off another's head
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Court of Appeals found that a district court “did not err” in its conclusion that a video captured of a November 2016 high school altercation was inaccessible to its student newspaper. -
Climate change activists charged with shutting down pipeline can present 'necessity defense'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Court of Appeals dismissed the state of Minnesota’s appeal to allow climate activists charged for shutting down a petroleum pipeline the chance to present evidence to explain their actions.