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October 9, 2003 10:20 AM

When youth are accused of adult-sized crimes.

Should teenagers who commit serious crimes be rehabilitated or punished? Separate recent high profile cases have prosecutors seeking adult trials for two Minnesota teens.

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October 7, 2003 4:13 PM

Churches seek to overturn concealed-carry law

More than two dozen religious organizations have asked a Ramsey County judge to overturn the state's new handgun-permitting law. The law requires local law enforcement officials to grant permits to carry weapons in public to anyone who meets certain qualifying criteria. The religious groups argue the law is unconstitutional and was passed by the Legislature inappropriately. Supporters of the new permitting process say the legal challenge is without merit.

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September 30, 2003 11:47 AM

Minnesota lawyers frustrated over shortage of public defenders

Public defense lawyers across Minnesota are throwing up their arms in frustration. Public defenders say they're overburdened with huge caseloads. Budget cuts have forced layoffs within their ranks. And more public defenders are quitting because of stress. Some say the crisis jeopardizes the legal rights of Minnesota's poor. Public defenders are turning to the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Legislature for help.

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September 25, 2003 6:14 PM

Supreme Court OK's boat searches

A divided Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled game wardens may inspect fishing boats without probable cause that an angler is violating fishing regulations. However, a dissenting justice said the ruling opens the door for warrantless searches by any police officer on the mere suspicion that the individual is, has, or will hunt or fish.

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September 24, 2003 11:30 AM

Report: Police stop minorities more often than whites

New research concludes that racial profiling is practiced by law enforcement agencies around the state of Minnesota. Wednesday the Council on Crime and Justice and the Institute on Race and Poverty released an analysis of a year's worth of traffic stop data collected from 65 law enforcement jurisdictions. They found that in 2002 people of color were more likely to be stopped and searched by police officers than white drivers.

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September 11, 2003 1:47 PM

Supreme Court orders reporter to name anonymous sources

Ruling 5-2 in a closely watched media case, the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a reporter to reveal the names of confidential sources who a discharged school football coach claims defamed him.

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September 1, 2003 5:00 AM

Hacker had just enough knowledge, not enough direction

Eighteen-year-old Jeffrey Parson begins this week confined to his parents' home in Hopkins, prevented from any contact with computers. Parson was arrested Friday on charges he modified and spread a computer worm that slowed Internet traffic around the globe this summer. If Parson indeed did what is alleged, his work is unlikely to win him much respect inside or outside the computer hacker community. Far from a mastermind, experts say Parson is just an especially unlucky example that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

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August 29, 2003 11:42 AM

Janklow charged with manslaughter in fatal accident

U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of a motorcyclist, killed when the congressman allegedly ran a stop sign at more than 70 mph.

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August 20, 2003 4:38 PM

Gun advocates question State Fair's gun ban

When the Minnesota State Fair opens Thursday, visitors will see signs at entrances banning guns from the fairgrounds. Fair officials say the ban on guns has been in place for decades, and makes practical sense. Gun rights advocates say the fair has no legal authority under Minnesota's new concealed carry law to prevent permit-holders from bringing handguns to the fair. They say if the fair goes ahead, it'll likely face a lawsuit.

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August 13, 2003 10:43 AM

La Crosse will appeal Ten Commandments ruling

The La Crosse City Council plans to appeal a recent court decision calling for the removal of a Ten Commandments statue. Now it's likely the case will advance on to the federal court of appeals in Chicago.

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