Courts

The Minnesota Supreme Court will have a hearing on ballot issues later this morning. Two Twin Cities law professors explain what's at stake and who'll be most affected by the court's decision.
Minnesota's race for attorney general has been relatively quiet. Except for a couple of press conferences by the Republican challenger, the campaign rhetoric has registered only a whisper compared to the roar of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. Still, the state's top attorney wields an enormous amount of power.
Minnesota is home to one of the nation's largest Somali populations. As Muslim immigrants, they felt the shadow of suspicion fall on them after Sept. 11. Now, the after-effects still ripple through their community.