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MN Supreme Court upholds photo ID use by state courts

Bob Collins August 26, 2015, 3:57 PM Aug 26, 2015

If spectators are required to show a photo ID to attend a trial in Minnesota courts, does it violate a defendant’s right to a public trial?

Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled it doesn’t while warning judges to be careful with the practice. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Regional history

Why does Alan Page have to leave the Supreme Court?

Bob Collins April 8, 2015, 1:18 PM Apr 8, 2015

Alan Page, the former Minnesota Viking and current justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, will turn 70 in August, and by the end of that month, he has to retire. It’s the law in Minnesota.

Why? Read more →