Minnesota Appeals Court

Minnesota's law against revenge porn has been declared unconstitutional.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a search warrant that allows police to test the blood alcohol content of a suspected drunken driver also allows them to check for drugs.

St. Paul, MN (Learfield Wire Services) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals says warrantless blood and urine tests are unconstitutional.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a Minnesota man for assisting the suicide of a British man, but reversed his conviction for attempting to assist a Canadian woman's suicide.

Duluth, MN (Learfield Wire Services) -   A Duluth man who was granted a new trial has entered a guilty plea to charges he stabbed his former roommate with a sword.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals says an environmental impact statement should have been completed on the proposed Sandpiper pipeline before regulators granted the project a certificate of need.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has elevated Appeals Judge Natalie Hudson to Minnesota's Supreme Court in a pick that maintains diversity in the top ranks of the judiciary.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The state Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of a southern Minnesota man, saying the amount of meth-tainted water found in his bong was far under the threshold required for his imprisonment.