And Amy’s not a journalist, either!

October 15, 2016

And yet another update (10/19): The instances of people trying to divide the media from everyone else and decide who’s a journalist continue apace. Here’s constitutional lawyer Eugene Volokh in the Washington Post on CNN’s Chris Cuomo: “Also interesting is, remember, it’s illegal to possess these stolen documents. It’s different for the media. So everything you […]

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Drinking Liberally talks politics

October 8, 2016

Well, even more than usual

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It’ll probably be moot, anyway

September 20, 2016

Update 9/25: (If you haven’t read the original story, you might want to scroll down and do that first, before reading this update.) There was a hearing on Sandra Grazzini-Rucki’s petition last Thursday. Her attorney Michelle MacDonald explained to the court that her client was indisposed and could not be there, having been hauled off […]

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On August 9th, you must all rouse yourselves

July 27, 2016

And vote for Natalie Hudson in the Minnesota primary

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The long arm of the law

November 23, 2015

The warrant application for a search of Dede Evavold’s home in the case against Sandra Grazzini-Rucki for spiriting off her two daughters and hiding them from their father for over two years is a revelation. You can read it here. I have suggested before that Michael Brodkorb’s interview with Dale Nathan, published on August 20, […]

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Dede Evavold? Never heard of her

November 18, 2015

The sound you hear is the cock crowing

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Flying home to face the music

October 27, 2015

See the update with remarks by law professor David Schultz below. By letter dated October 26th, Michelle MacDonald entered her appearance on behalf of Sandra Grazzini-Rucki in the criminal case in Dakota County against Grazzini-Rucki. In her letter of transmittal to Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom, MacDonald also requested to travel “port to port” with Grazzini-Rucki […]

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Inch by inch

October 23, 2015

The Grazzini-Rucki investigation proceeds

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A judge wins a Spotty ™!

October 5, 2015

For his thoughtful Strib op-ed essay on reinvigorating public trust in the judiciary, the Honorable Kevin S. Burke, a judge of the District Court in Hennepin County, wins the coveted Spotty™ award. Evidence of the low regard in which judges and the judiciary are held is all around, and it’s been particularly evident in remarks by Republican […]

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Comments

On comments: unfunny cartoons & unfunny court cases

August 31, 2015

Reaching deep into the ol’ mailbag, we find a couple of new comments. Deep is where we have to reach sometimes, because readers have learned we have an uneven record when it comes to publishing comments. But keep them coming, because we do appreciate them, read them, and often learn from them, when received. And, […]

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Cough it up, Dale

August 24, 2015

Michael Brodkorb continues to report on the case of the two missing Lakeville girls, Samantha and Gianna Rucki. As first reported in the Strib by Brandon Stahl, a warrant for the arrest of the girls’ mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, was issued about ten days ago. As of this writing, she hasn’t been arrested and she has not surrendered […]

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Get out from under the spell, Sandra

August 21, 2015

I have not written anything new for some time, to the satisfaction of many, no doubt, and the disappointment of, I hope, a few. There are excuses I could offer — and plausible ones, at that — but the truth is that I haven’t found much of interest in the local news, anyway. That is, until Brandon […]

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