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A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.
Constitutionally, a state may not harbor someone wanted for criminal offenses in another state and must extradite them.
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order separating the measles, mumps and rubella shots.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled the state’s two anti-abortion laws violate the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled the state’s two anti-abortion laws violate the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.Open
A federal judge ruled that Minnesota's claims against the Trump administration's executive order declaring there are only two sexes lacked a sufficient legal basis.
A federal judge ruled that Minnesota’s claims against the Trump administration’s executive order declaring there are only two sexes lacked a sufficient legal basis. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has largely rejected Minnesota ’s legal challenge to President Donald J. Trump ’s policies defining sex as male or female, ruling that the state had not demonstrated an immediate legal injury from the administration’s actions. DETAIL: Minnesota had argued that the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act and infringed on state authority, but the judge found those claims unpersuasive. Trump’s January 2025 executive order , titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring…Open
The Minnesota law bans hosting prediction markets on athletic events as well as trading on the outcomes of emergencies and popular culture events.
The Minnesota law bans hosting prediction markets on athletic events as well as trading on the outcomes of emergencies and popular culture events.Open
States should support federal immigration authorities as they protect Americans and defend U.S. sovereignty.
Federal agents are usually immune from lawsuits in ways local and state officials aren't, but the Trump administration's immigration policies are prompting states to test the gap with novel strategies to hold them accountable. Why it matters: The Trump administration has suggested federal agents possess "absolute immunity " from state-led prosecutions, something which sparked outrage following the deaths of two Minneapolis residents. - "For most of American history, there were already paths to suing federal officials," Harrison Stark, of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School, tells Axios. - A 1971 Supreme Court decision sharply limited individuals' ability to sue federal agents, and since…
Federal agents are usually immune from lawsuits in ways local and state officials aren't, but the Trump administration's immigration policies are prompting states to test the gap with novel strategies to hold them accountable. Why it matters: The Trump administration has suggested federal agents possess "absolute immunity " from state-led prosecutions, something which sparked outrage following the deaths of two Minneapolis residents. - "For most of American history, there were already paths to suing federal officials," Harrison Stark, of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School, tells Axios. - A 1971 Supreme Court decision sharply limited individuals' ability to sue federal agents, and since…Open
The surge of immigration agents into Minnesota can continue, a federal judge ruled on Saturday. Why it matters: The decision is a win for the Trump administration, which has argued that "Operation Metro Surge " has "succeeded" with thousands of arrests. - The decision, from U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, comes just days after 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. What she's saying: "Ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction," the judge said. - Menendez noted that plaintiffs "made a strong showing" that Operation Metro Surge "will likely continue to have, profound and even heartbreaking, consequences." - She said, "Additionally,…
The surge of immigration agents into Minnesota can continue, a federal judge ruled on Saturday. Why it matters: The decision is a win for the Trump administration, which has argued that "Operation Metro Surge " has "succeeded" with thousands of arrests. - The decision, from U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, comes just days after 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. What she's saying: "Ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction," the judge said. - Menendez noted that plaintiffs "made a strong showing" that Operation Metro Surge "will likely continue to have, profound and even heartbreaking, consequences." - She said, "Additionally,…Open
Local officials had argued that the decision to send some 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota amounted to a violation of state sovereignty.