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One of every seven Minnesota drivers has a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. The number who actually drive drunk, no doubt, is much higher.

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Vigilante justice, the law, and the jury

Bob Collins March 21, 2012, 1:33 PM Mar 21, 2012

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The hero of the movement to expand self defense didn’t need the law to protect him from prosecution. It had a grand jury to do that.

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In Onamia, nothing screams ‘fun’ like a bomb

Bob Collins March 21, 2012, 10:43 AM Mar 21, 2012

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A 23-year-old Onamia man wins today’s ‘say what?’ news award.

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Seat-belt law challenge turned aside by Court of Appeals

Bob Collins March 20, 2012, 12:06 PM Mar 20, 2012

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In 2009, Minnesota changed its mandatory seat belt law to allow police to stop you just for not wearing a seat belt. Previously, you had to be stopped for another violation in order to be cited for failure to wear seat belts.

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The case of the predatory offender and the unshoveled sidewalk

Bob Collins March 12, 2012, 12:46 PM Mar 12, 2012

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An unshoveled sidewalk is not enough evidence to send a man to prison for two years for failing to register as a predatory offender.

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Court: Aunts have no visitation rights with nieces

Bob Collins March 1, 2012, 1:00 PM Mar 1, 2012

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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled this week in the case of a woman who wanted visitation rights with the daughter of her now-deceased twin sister.

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Weekly Roundtable

Bob Collins February 24, 2012, 3:55 PM Feb 24, 2012

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NewsCut’s Bob Collins joins a panel with former Ventura chief spokesman John Wodele and singer/talk show host Jearlyn Steele of WCCO. The main topic was a self-defense gun bill heading for the desk of Gov. Mark Dayton.

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Weighing the freedom to lie

Bob Collins February 22, 2012, 3:49 PM Feb 22, 2012

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Today’s arguments about whether it should be a crime to claim military service and honor when none exists could spawn a more interesting public debate than anything in the public arena over the last few weeks.

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Appeals Court: Facebook photos aren’t harassment

Bob Collins February 22, 2012, 11:42 AM Feb 22, 2012

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a Chisago County man cannot sue a person who put pictures of him on a Facebook page.

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Crime and Justice · Health

Alcohol in the cockpit

Bob Collins February 20, 2012, 11:59 AM Feb 20, 2012

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Recalling the famous 1990 drunk flight to Minneapolis.

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Teenage drinkers and the parents who cover for them

Bob Collins February 16, 2012, 10:34 AM Feb 16, 2012

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A CBS affiliate in Washington recently set out to prove that there’s a youth alcohol problem in the District. What it didn’t expect to uncover is that it has a “parental” problem too.

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