Minnesota Court of Appeals
Coverage of Minnesota Court of Appeals in the Nexus archive.
- Lawyer files appeal in Shiloh Hendrix racial slur case
Shiloh Hendrix's lawyer filed an appeal after her conviction for disorderly conduct following a viral racial slur incident on a Rochester playground. A jury previously found her guilty of one count but not the other. The case raises questions about First Amendment protections.
- Faribault council extends data center environmental review to 2027 after court ruling
Faribault city council extended the environmental review for Archer Datacenters' project to March 31, 2027, following a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling requiring more information on environmental impacts. The extension allows the developer to gather project-specific data for a 500,000-square-foot data center planned near 150th Street West and Acorn Trail.
- DOJ won’t seek death penalty in Hortman assassination
The U.S. Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty in the case against Vance Boelter, accused of assassinating Melissa Hortman and her husband, as stalking charges do not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence. Prosecutors also cited a similar case in New York where the death penalty was dismissed for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.