On comments: Welcome, David Schultz
A few days ago, Hamline professor David Schultz published his first commentary here: Whatever happened to the liberal Democrats? You should read it if you haven’t. Read it again if you have. There were...
View ArticleGet out from under the spell, Sandra
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...
View ArticleCough it up, Dale
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’...
View ArticleOn comments: unfunny cartoons & unfunny court cases
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...
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A judge wins a Spotty ™!
Graphic by Tild 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...
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Inch by inch
The Grazzini-Rucki investigation proceeds See the update below — Sandra Grazzini-Rucki was arrested in Florida on a complaint of abducting and secreting her two teenage daughters, Samantha and Gianna,...
View ArticleFlying home to face the music
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...
View ArticleDede Evavold? Never heard of her
Many of you have at least heard the announcement that Samantha and Gianna Rucki were found by law enforcement on a horse farm in western Minnesota. They were discovered as a result of information found...
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The long arm of the law
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...
View ArticleOn August 9th, you must all rouse yourselves
And vote for Natalie Hudson in the Minnesota primary Depending on where you live in the state, you may not think there is much reason to vote in Minnesota’s August 9th primary. You would be tragically...
View ArticleIt’ll probably be moot, anyway
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...
View ArticleDrinking Liberally talks politics
Update: I should have mentioned in the original story that there is one statewide race on the ballot: Justice of the Supreme Court. Incumbent Justice Natalie Hudson is challenged by Michelle MacDonald,...
View ArticleAnd Amy’s not a journalist, either!
Readers will remember the temporary harassment restraining order obtained by Sandra Grazzini Rucki against Michael Brodkorb. I wrote about it a little here, and well, it was in the papers, too. (See...
View ArticleMichelle MacDonald’s loose grip on the law
There is a section on the Star Tribune’s website — a voter guide — where candidates for office can publish a brief statement about themselves. Candidate for the Minnesota Supreme Court, Michelle...
View ArticleLinert & Timmer v. MacDonald
Those of you with a good memory will recall a story here last fall about Supreme Court candidate Michelle MacDonald and her claim to have been endorsed by the “GOP’s Judicial Selection Committee...
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Deconstructing Doug Wardlow, part two
The theocrat Part one can be found here, including a video that I will refer to in this story. In that video, Doug Wardlow argues, on the floor of the Minnesota House when he was a representative in...
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Meta-Monahan
I have observed to multiple people that the story of how Karen Monahan got to be a story is more interesting than the Monahan story itself. I have tried to interest some of these same people in that...
View Article“Keith Ellison, I’m watching you,” says Kurt Daudt
I don’t write much about reproductive freedom, in large part because I don’t have anything useful to say. But it has been an amazing few weeks in abortion politics, including just in the past couple of...
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Political embroidery in SD-7 DFL
In politics, there is nothing new under the sun. A favorite political prevarication is claiming that you have support from groups or individuals when you do not. It is so common and so nefarious that...
View ArticleMinnesota judicial elections 2020
I’m getting my information from the Secretary of State website. Here is a map of Minnesota’s judicial districts. I’m not going to type much about this cycle’s Supreme Court challenge. If you’re even an...
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