DFL members, secretary of state petition state Supreme Court over Republican actions at Minnesota House
The clash in St. Paul over who controls the state House is now in court, after Democrats filed a lawsuit accusing Republicans of acting unlawfully when they convened for session as a majority and elected a speaker.
Minnesota Supreme Court petitions filed over House Republicans' speaker election
Steve Simon and House Democrats are asking for the Minnesota Supreme Court to rule on the issues surrounding Tuesday's actions on the House floor.
Democrats petition Supreme Court to declare GOP lacked quorum to elect speaker
House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon filed separate petitions with the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to nullify Republicans' actions on the first day of the legislative session.
Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle
Democrats have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session
MN DFL files petition to Supreme Court over GOP House control
Minnesota's DFL leaders have petitioned the Supreme Court to decide what constitutes a quorum needed to conduct official business in the Minnesota House of Representatives, after what they called a "coup attempt" by GOP members on the first day of the legislative session.
House Democrats, secretary of state ask Supreme Court to weigh in on quorum question
As expected, Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon appealed to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to declare that Republicans aren’t able to elect a speaker or conduct any other business without 68 members present.
Supreme Court hears arguments on First Amendment challenge to age verification for porn sites
The Supreme Court heard a challenge from PornHub and other sites to the Texas law that requires age verification — via government-issued ID or face scan — for certain websites, including porn sites.
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The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
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North Carolina Supreme Court Blocked Certification of a Justice’s Win. Activists Fear It’s “Dangerous for Democracy.”
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Former members of Congress want a disputed North Carolina Supreme Court race settled in federal court
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