US EditionMinnesota Supreme Court dismisses petitions to recall DFL lawmakers
- The Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed 29 recall petitions against House Democrats on March 17, stating the allegations failed to demonstrate the required level of malfeasance or nonfeasance for recall.
- The Minnesota Republican Party filed the recall petitions, citing House Democrats' absence from the Capitol as justification for recall.
- Chief Justice Natalie Hudson noted that the petitions failed to prove that the Democrats' swearing-in ceremony was unlawful, deeming the recall allegations unfounded.
- DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman expressed hope to focus on legislative work after the recall petitions were dismissed and called for unity.
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Minnesota Supreme Court tosses recall petitions against DFLers who boycotted session
A Minnesota Republican Party push to remove Democratic-Farmer-Labor representatives who boycotted the beginning of this year’s legislative session has failed. The state Supreme Court on Monday threw out 29 recall petitions filed by the GOP alleging DFL representatives failed to perform their duties when they denied the House quorum for three weeks earlier this year. Chief Justice Natalie Hudson ruled that since House DFLers eventually returned t…
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Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses recall petitions against House Democrats who boycotted session
The house chamber stands half-empty as Democratic representatives boycott the session on the first day of the 94th legislative session at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer.The Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the 29 recall petitions against the House Democrats who boycotted the beginning of the legislative session earlier this year, ruling the allegations failed to m…
Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses petitions to recall DFL lawmakers
The Minnesota Supreme Court has dismissed petitions to recall DFL lawmakers from their seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, filed as a result of a power struggle in the state legislature last month.
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