courts
Judicial election reform back on track
An election reform bill that could end competitive elections for judges will rise from its grave Monday when the Legislature goes back to work after the DFL Party convention.MORE »
Keeping MN Courts Impartial
02/01/2010 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Citizens League, Minnesota's nonpartisan, multi-issue, citizen-based policy organization, is holding a Mind Opener event on Judicial Selection.
Details:
Macalester College, Weyerhauser Hall Board Room
Corrections, courts funding concerns
At a time when most state agencies will likely need to do more with less, the same could be true for the Department of Corrections.
While some House members have major reservations with the potential ramifications of reductions proposed in the omnibus public safety finance bill, others believe the contents would not change current standards.MORE »
Sex offenders, courts and corrections
Working together created an omnibus public safety policy bill all House members can support.MORE »
Court of Appeals testing new mediation process
A new Court of Appeals mediation program for family law cases is saving thousands of dollars for the litigants and for the court. About half of the first twenty cases to go through the program were successfully settled, according to John Kostouros, director of the state court information office.MORE »
VOICES | McJustice
Even young schoolchildren learn about the need for fair and impartial courts to protect our rights, resolve disputes, and keep dangerous people off the streets. Democracy, we learn, depends on it.
Minnesota courts face budgets that don't keep up with inflation and the growth in demand. At times, they have faced outright cuts.MORE »
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