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Dayton Taps Lillehaug for Minnesota High Court

By The Associated Press March 26, 2013

Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed former U.S. Attorney David Lillehaug to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Dayton announced his pick Tuesday. Lillehaug, of Minneapolis, has been working as a private attorney for the last decade and has longstanding ties to the Minnesota DFL.

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Supreme Court: 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Protect Felon

By The Associated Press February 27, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court says a man convicted of a drug charge is not entitled to the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

Wednesday's ruling comes in the case of Andrew Craig, who was found guilty of possessing a firearm while ineligible to have one

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Chief Justice ‘Happy to be in Real Minnesota’

By The Associated Press October 12, 2011

The Minnesota Supreme Court is on the road in Brainerd. The justices are hearing a case at the local high school Wednesday.

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Minnesota Redistricting Panel To Hold Public Hearings

By The Associated Press July 19, 2011

A special panel on redistricting appointed by Minnesota's Supreme Court chief justice will hold a series of public meetings to give interested people and groups a chance to be heard on the once-a-decade process of redrawing the state political map.

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Republican Lawmakers Challenge Minnesota Shutdown Funding

By The Associated Press June 20, 2011

Four Republican senators have asked Minnesota's highest court to prevent the judicial branch from authorizing state spending in a government shutdown. The petition filed Monday says court-ordered funding for critical services would violate the constitutional separation of powers and infringe on the Legislature's power to appropriate money.

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