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Tribe sues beer makers over alcoholism

Bob Collins February 9, 2012, 3:21 PM Feb 9, 2012

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Whose fault is the high rate of alcoholism on Indian reservations?

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‘Stand your ground bill’ advances at Capitol

Bob Collins February 9, 2012, 10:37 AM Feb 9, 2012

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One of the first floor debates of any significance in the Minnesota Senate this session isn’t going to be about football stadiums. It’ll be something far more important: Do Minnesotans have an obligation to flee when faced with danger?

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Judge orders man to take his wife on a date

Bob Collins February 8, 2012, 2:31 PM Feb 8, 2012

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Is this cute or horrifying? You decide.

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Supreme Court to driver: Urine trouble

Bob Collins February 8, 2012, 10:36 AM Feb 8, 2012

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The state Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the way Minnesota proves a driver is drunk.

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Family members blame system, Internet in Washington killings

Bob Collins February 8, 2012, 10:30 AM Feb 8, 2012

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After your relative has killed two little boys, apparently because one of them drew a picture of daddy driving and mommy (whom is missing and presumed dead) in the trunk, and set fire to the house to which they were lured, it’s probably not the best time to issue an indictment of the Internet and the legal system.

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The marriage ruling in prose

Bob Collins February 7, 2012, 12:35 PM Feb 7, 2012

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Today’s ruling overturning California’s same-sex marriage ban invokes Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx, Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, and Shakespeare.

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In the military, a suicide attempt is a crime

Bob Collins February 2, 2012, 12:41 PM Feb 2, 2012

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A Marine from California is appealing his conviction on several charges, including trying to kill himself.

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Court: DNA search is not an invasion of privacy

Bob Collins January 25, 2012, 1:47 PM Jan 25, 2012

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The Minnesota database of DNA can be used in crime investigation to match samples collected at a crime scene with the DNA stored in the database.

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Who should carry a gun in court?

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 10:43 AM Jan 23, 2012

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Should county attorneys in Minnesota carry guns in the courtroom?

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The meaning of ‘conceal’

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 10:26 AM Jan 23, 2012

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Every so often — and too often — a case hits the Minnesota Court of Appeals that is an example of how children are caught in the middle of custody disputes between adults.

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No clarification in anti-bullying constitutional question

Bob Collins January 17, 2012, 4:12 PM Jan 17, 2012

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How far reaching can schools be in policing the behavior of students?

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Is a drive-by shooting a ‘victimless crime?’

Bob Collins January 11, 2012, 12:29 PM Jan 11, 2012

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The Minnesota Supreme Court today ordered a harsher sentence for a drive-by shooter.

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Supreme Court: Challenge to Red Wing rental law is appropriate

Bob Collins December 28, 2011, 11:41 AM Dec 28, 2011

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The Minnesota Supreme Court today cleared the way for a constitutional challenge to a Red Wing ordinance that requires the inspection of rental properties.

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