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Freedom is messy and ugly

Bob Collins April 20, 2013, 8:57 AM Apr 20, 2013

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Freedom can be incomprehensible and infuriating. Long may it live.

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NBA ref Mauer loses tax fight in Minnesota

Bob Collins April 17, 2013, 11:05 AM Apr 17, 2013

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The Minnesota Supreme Court has ended a fight between an NBA referee and the state over whether he’s a Minnesota or Florida resident.

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Court: No right to notice before suspension of driving privileges

Bob Collins April 15, 2013, 11:02 AM Apr 15, 2013

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Three people arrested for DWI in separate incidents in Minnesota have lost their claim that they didn’t get proper notice before their driving privileges were revoked.

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Court lowers the boom on the ‘boom, boom boom’

Bob Collins April 8, 2013, 1:02 PM Apr 8, 2013

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals today provided a ‘win’ to ear drums, ruling that a Minneapolis law regulating car speaker music is not unconstitutionally vague.

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SCOTUS DOMA audio

Bob Collins March 27, 2013, 2:06 PM Mar 27, 2013

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Here is the audio of today’s Supreme Court arguments over the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

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MN Supreme Court: Foster parents can adopt children even if relatives are able

Bob Collins March 27, 2013, 12:10 PM Mar 27, 2013

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A sharply divided Minnesota Supreme Court today ruled that two young girls, born to apparent drug addicts can be adopted by their foster parents rather than their grandparents, despite a state law that appears to favor adoption by family members over others.

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The sketch artist in the jury box

Bob Collins March 26, 2013, 1:49 PM Mar 26, 2013

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When you’re on jury duty and your case goes on for 33 days and includes 200 witnesses, it may be difficult to stay focused.

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Audio: Supreme Court on Prop 8

Bob Collins March 26, 2013, 12:00 PM Mar 26, 2013

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Here’s the audio from today’s Supreme Court hearing on California’s Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage.

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From the ‘worst people on the planet’ file

Bob Collins March 21, 2013, 3:09 PM Mar 21, 2013

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Until you have an elderly parent with diminished faculties, scams that target them seem too stupid to have any chance of success. But they do and with great regularity.

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The value of public humiliation

Bob Collins March 8, 2013, 1:19 PM Mar 8, 2013

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Maybe Pinkey Carr is onto something.

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The right to show a gruesome image

Bob Collins March 6, 2013, 1:16 PM Mar 6, 2013

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Should protesters who are against legalized abortion be allowed to hold signs and posters showing aborted fetuses?

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The art of social science

Bob Collins March 5, 2013, 11:04 AM Mar 5, 2013

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Two people staged a murder inside a New York elevator this week, then filmed people’s reactions.

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Appeals Court: Gang rape participant not an adult

Bob Collins March 4, 2013, 10:37 AM Mar 4, 2013

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned the certification of a 17-year to stand trial as an adult for his participation in a gang-related rape of a girl on St. Paul’s East side.

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