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| Oct 12, 2026 | Court seeks Attorney Member for Client Security Board | The Minnesota Supreme Court created the Client Security Board (and its Fund) in 1987 to protect clients when an attorney misuses client money. The board is composed of five lawyers and two non-lawyers, all Minnesotans. The court is currentl... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Order Promulgating Amendments to the Minnesota Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility | Minnesota Judicial Center, Suite 105, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
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| Jul 9, 2026 | 2026 Annual Seminar – Canceled | Minnesota Judicial Center, Suite 105, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
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| Jul 2, 2026 | 2026 CSB Annual Report News Release | Minnesota Judicial Center, Suite 105, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd St. Paul, MN 55155
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| Jul 1, 2026 | 2026 LPRB and OLPR Annual Report News Release | Minnesota Judicial Center, Suite 105, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
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| Apr 23, 2025 | Meeker County Court to offer free weddings at Watercade | News Item Meeker County Court to offer free weddings at Watercade
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The Meeker County Court will play Cupid at Watercade this year by offering free weddings to couples who wish to get married at the event. Th... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Request for Proposals: The Second Judicial District seeks a vendor for court-ordered mental health examination services for civil commitment and probate cases. | News Item Request for Proposals: The Second Judicial District seeks a vendor for court-ordered mental health examination services for civil commitment and probate cases.
Posted: Monday, March 17, 2025 Read the Request for Proposals.
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| Feb 5, 2025 | Judicial Branch Releases Report On Efforts To Address, Eliminate Racial Bias In Courts | News Item Judicial Branch Releases Report On Efforts To Address, Eliminate Racial Bias In Courts
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Minnesota Judicial Branch’s Committee for Equality and Justice has published a new document that detail... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Minnesota District Courts To Implement Hearing Changes In February | News Item Minnesota District Courts To Implement Hearing Changes In February
Posted: Friday, January 17, 2025
Minnesota courts will begin operating under new default hearing settings beginning Feb. 3.
The new settings are part of a historic... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Request for Proposals: District Judges Foundation Conference | News Item Request for Proposals: District Judges Foundation Conference
Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Questions Due: December 6, 2024
Answers Posted: December 13, 2024
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| Nov 8, 2024 | Statement of Work – Request for Submissions from Approved Master Service Agreement Vendors – Application Configuration and Support, Oracle HCM | News Item Statement of Work – Request for Submissions from Approved Master Service Agreement Vendors – Application Configuration and Support, Oracle HCM
Posted: Friday, November 8, 2024 Read the Statement of Work
The deadline for submission... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Statement of Work – Request for Submissions from Approved Master Service Agreement Vendors – QA Accessibility Tester | News Item Statement of Work – Request for Submissions from Approved Master Service Agreement Vendors – QA Accessibility Tester
Posted: Friday, November 8, 2024 Read the Statement of Work
The deadline for submission is Nov. 20, 2024.
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| Sep 17, 2024 | Supreme Court orders mandatory use of Minnesota Digital Exhibit System | News Item Supreme Court orders mandatory use of Minnesota Digital Exhibit System
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered the use of the Minnesota Digital Exhibit System for the submission of all electroni... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Minnesota Supreme Court to Hold Oral Arguments at Rock Ridge High School | News Item Minnesota Supreme Court to Hold Oral Arguments at Rock Ridge High School
Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at Rock Ridge High School at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of a... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Minnesota Judicial Branch adopts historic framework for district court hearings | News Item Minnesota Judicial Branch adopts historic framework for district court hearings
Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2024 The Minnesota Judicial Council voted today to adopt a new district court hearing framework that will reshape the way d... |
| Jun 17, 2024 | What's closed in Minnesota on Juneteenth | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Minnesota will mark Black Americans' emancipation from slavery by observing the Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday, June 19.
Zoom in: The newest state holiday may affect... |
| May 16, 2024 | Minnesota Judicial Branch clears pandemic-era backlog, receives highest-ever satisfaction rating | News Item Minnesota Judicial Branch clears pandemic-era backlog, receives highest-ever satisfaction rating
Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2024 The Minnesota Judicial Branch has officially reduced its major criminal caseload to pre-pandemic level... |
| May 13, 2024 | New ruling revives Minneapolis' 2040 plan, but the legal drama over housing development isn't over yet | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Minneapolis' "2040 Plan" — which legalized duplexes, triplexes, and more housing density citywide — is back in effect after a new court ruling Monday.
Why it matters: Mayor Jacob Frey has ar... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Minnesota Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Mora High School | News Item Minnesota Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Mora High School
Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024
The Minnesota Supreme Court will convene at Mora High School on May 8 as part of its traveling oral arguments program, which teaches... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Minnesota Judicial Branch Wants Your Feedback to Inform Its Strategic Plan | News Item Minnesota Judicial Branch Wants Your Feedback to Inform Its Strategic Plan
Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024
Every two years, the Minnesota Judicial Branch creates a strategic plan to support its mission and vision. The plan guide... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Supreme Court Accepting Public Comment On Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project | News Item Supreme Court Accepting Public Comment On Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project
Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued an order extending the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project until August 31... |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Minnesota Court of Appeals to Hold Oral Arguments at Waseca High School | News Item Minnesota Court of Appeals to Hold Oral Arguments at Waseca High School
Posted: Friday, November 17, 2023 Taking a cue from the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Minnesota Court of Appeals will host oral arguments at Waseca High School... |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Chief Justice Lorie Gildea to step down from Supreme Court on October 1 | Due to scheduled maintenance, mncourts.gov and other court applications may experience brief outages between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, 2023. Please plan ahead.
News Item Chief Justice Lorie Gildea to step down from Supreme... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Judicial Branch hearing participant survey to end June 30 | News Item Judicial Branch hearing participant survey to end June 30
Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023
Minnesota district court participants, including litigants, victims, attorneys, justice partners, media, and observers, are encouraged to pro... |
| May 2, 2023 | Former Minneapolis police officer found guilty for role in George Floyd's death | A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders as Derek Chauvin restrained George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Driving the news: Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill issued his deci... |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Judicial Branch launches hearing participant survey | News Item Judicial Branch launches hearing participant survey
Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2022
The Minnesota Judicial Branch is seeking input from District Court participants, including litigants, victims, attorneys, justice partners, me... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | oneCourtMN Hearings Initiative Policy Revised Effective January 3, 2023 | News Item oneCourtMN Hearings Initiative Policy Revised Effective January 3, 2023
Posted: Friday, December 9, 2022 In November, the Minnesota Judicial Council approved revisions to the oneCourtMN Hearings Initiative Policy (Policy 525), the... |
| Dec 2, 2022 | New Resources on Court-Appointed Attorneys for Parents, Guardians, and Custodians in Juvenile Protection Proceedings | News Item New Resources on Court-Appointed Attorneys for Parents, Guardians, and Custodians in Juvenile Protection Proceedings
Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2022
The Minnesota Judicial Branch has released new resources to help eligible pare... |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd | Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity. Chauvin as... |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Chief Justice Issues Order Lifting Pandemic-related Restrictions And Announces Policy Continuing Remote Hearings | News Item Chief Justice Issues Order Lifting Pandemic-related Restrictions And Announces Policy Continuing Remote Hearings
Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
On April 19, 2022, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea issued an ... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Rules Governing the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project | News Item Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Rules Governing the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2022 On April 1, 2022, the Supreme Court issued an order establishing a... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Former police officer Kim Potter gets 2-year sentence for the killing of Daunte Wright | In this screen grab from video, former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter breaks down while testifying at her trial on manslaughter charges on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Court TV, via AP, Pool
Former police officer Kim Potter received a two-ye... |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Free Background Checks in Minnesota for Looking Up Public Records: The Best MN Criminal and Arrest Records Search Engines Online | Free Background Checks in Minnesota for Looking Up Public Records: The Best MN Criminal and Arrest Records Search Engines Online Wed, Oct 13, 2021 18:30 CET
In Minnesota, a police officer's and other officials' job is to verify the validity... |
| May 12, 2021 | A judge found aggravating factors in George Floyd’s death that could mean a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin | Derek Chauvin watches as his attorney gives his closing argument. CourtTV/Pool camera
Chauvin could face up to 40 years in prison on his second-degree murder conviction.
Defendants with no prior record typically serve 12.5 years in prison o... |
| May 2, 2021 | Prosecutors seek tougher sentence for Derek Chauvin following guilty verdict | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| Mar 27, 2021 | Those who get drunk on their own can’t be considered ‘mentally incapacitated’ in rape cases, Minnesota Supreme Court says | Justice Paul Thissen in a Feb. 25, 2016 file photo. AP Photo/Jim Mone
Rape victims who get drunk on their own aren’t “mentally incapacitated,” Minnesota high court said.
“Mentally incapacitated” applies when someone gets drunk without their... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Jury selection for Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s killing is set to begin Tuesday. Here’s how to watch and what to expect. | Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office via AP
Jury selection for Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd is set to begin Tuesday.
Floyd’s death in May 2020 sparked worldwide protests over ... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | State Appeals Court Says Unlocking A Phone With A Fingerprint Doesn't Violate The Fifth Amendment | As was hinted heavily three years ago, you might be better off securing your phone with a passcode than your fingerprint. While a fingerprint is definitely unique and (theoretically…) a better way to keep thieves and snoopers from breaking ... |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Prenda Suffers More Fee Award Blows | The life of a copyright troll is a hard one. It can take a while for the settlements to come rolling in so you can make a profit, while minimizing your litigation costs. That’s why it’s heartening to see an award in Minnesota State Court fo... |
| May 21, 2013 | Angry Judge Tells Prenda To Stop Falsifying Alan Cooper's Signature; Calls It Fraud | Looks like Prenda continues to have problems in court. In the lawsuit in Minnesota that Alan Cooper brought against Prenda and John Steele for fraudulent use of his name, it appears that Judge Ann Alton made fairly quick work of getting the... |
| May 13, 2013 | Hangin' With Mr. Cooper: Prenda's Fight Against Alan Cooper Flailing Badly | Prenda: the gift that keeps on giving. Late last week there was some movement in the ongoing fight directly involving Alan Cooper and Prenda. If you don’t recall, Alan Cooper — who was a caretaker for one of John Steele’s homes — claimed th... |
| Opening statements begin in Derek Chauvin trial – ‘Whole world is watching,’ George Floyd family lawyer says | Opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin began, 10 months after the white former Minneapolis police officer was recorded kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before he died, spurring months of protests nationwide.
Chauvin faces charges o... |
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