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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, April 20, 2021. The third anniversary of Floyd’s murder is Thursday, May 25, 2023. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Prosecutors urge Minnesota Supreme Court to reject appeal by ex-officer in George Floyd’s murder

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin appealed his murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, saying the district judge's decision not to move the proceedings out of the city deprived him of a fair trial. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Derek Chauvin appeals conviction in George Floyd murder to Minnesota Supreme Court

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse on June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday, April 17, 2023 upheld his second-degree murder conviction for the killing of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows from left, former Minneapolis police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Attorneys for the state and for the three former officers charged in the death of George Floyd are making oral arguments Thursday, May 20, 2021, before the Minnesota Court of Appeals. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP File)

Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s death

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

Hundreds gather along the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, March 11, 2021, to call on President Biden to stop the tar sands Line 3 pipeline that Enbridge is currently constructing in northern Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Need for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court

By MOHAMED IBRAHIM - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff's Office shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. As the trial approaches for Chauvin, charged with murder in George Floyd's death, prosecutors are putting the time Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck at about nine minutes. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP File)

3rd-degree murder count could be reinstated in Floyd’s death

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd's death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last summer, officials said. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer’s trial

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Court revives lawsuit over Minnesota family’s 2015 killing

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd's death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last summer, officials said. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Appeals court won’t delay ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

Minnesota Supreme Court to take up PolyMet mine dispute

Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 10, 2016 file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that rejected some of the most important permits for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The case is one of several pending before the courts in the long-running battle over what would be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota agency appeals court ruling against PolyMet mine

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Court: Posting patient’s photo on social media not illegal

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FILE - This Feb. 10, 2016 file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Legal challenges to the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine enter a new phase this week when a judge opens a fact-finding hearing into allegations that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency improperly tried to suppress serious concerns by the federal Environmental Protection Agency about the project's risks to clean water. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Hearing puts agency under scrutiny over PolyMet mine permit

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 10, 2016 file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected two of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota in a major victory for environmentalists. A three-judge panel ruled Monday, Jan. 13, 2019, that the state Department of Natural Resources erred when it declined to order a proceeding known as a &quot;contested case hearing&quot; to gather more information on the potential environmental impacts of the project. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota court rejects major permits for PolyMet mine

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 29, 2019 file photo, Eric Olson, right, gathers his tools as contractor Robert Radotich uses a backhoe to dig areas so the soil stratification can be observed, which will help them engineer and design the infiltration pods for the PolyMet copper-nickel mine in Hoyt Lakes, Minn. The Minnesota Court of Appeals is deciding whether to grant requests by opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine to cancel two of its most important permits and order further proceedings. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Appeals court: PolyMet mine permits to stay on hold for now

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 29, 2019 file photo, Eric Olson, right, gathers his tools as contractor Robert Radotich uses a backhoe to dig areas so the soil stratification can be observed, which will help them engineer and design the infiltration pods for the PolyMet copper-nickel mine in Hoyt Lakes, Minn. The Minnesota Court of Appeals is deciding whether to grant requests by opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine to cancel two of its most important permits and order further proceedings. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP, File)

PolyMet opponents ask appeals court to overturn mine permits

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Minnesota Court of Appeals weighs challenges to PolyMet mine

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Correction: PolyMet Mine story

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Court suspends key permits for planned Minnesota copper mine

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Appeals court orders loan repayment to university students

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