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United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Cited as: D. Minn.
Jurisdiction: U.S.
Level: Federal district
Orders: 2

All orders out of D. Minn.

D. MINN.Litigation

Justice Department moves to disqualify two Minnesota federal judges from immigration cases

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward has moved to disqualify Judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota from two immigration cases, questioning their impartiality over comments in a New York Times article last month. Both judges had raised concerns about the Trump administration's handling of cases tied to this year's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

Filing (ABA Journal) → · MPR NewsOct. 23

8TH CIR.Litigation

Justice Department files judicial misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges over press interviews

The Justice Department filed a judicial misconduct complaint with Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Steven Colloton against Minnesota federal judges who spoke to the New York Times about immigration enforcement cases. Signed by Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter and Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, it accuses Senior Judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim and anonymous colleagues of violating the judicial code of conduct and asks that they be required to recuse from Homeland Security cases.

Filing (U.S. Department of Justice) → · Reuters, Bloomberg Law, CNBCSept. 30