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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 News
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Minnesota eases harvest-hauler weight limits and fuel-transport hours through Oct. 31

Gov. Tim Walz signed Emergency Executive Order 26-11 on Oct. 1, 2026, effective immediately, directing MnDOT to issue a temporary emergency harvest permit so vehicles hauling corn, soybeans, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, carrots and forest products may exceed regular weight limits. The order also relieves fuel carriers from certain hours-of-service rules and runs until rescinded or Oct. 31, 2026.

Text (Office of Governor Tim Walz) → · Grand Rapids Herald-Review
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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, CNBC
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Minnesota Attorney General settles False Claims Act suit against Partners in Nutrition for $18.5 million

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a civil False Claims Act lawsuit and concurrent settlement in Hennepin County District Court on Thursday against child nutrition program sponsor Partners in Nutrition. The agreement resolved allegations that the nonprofit submitted fraudulent meal reimbursement claims to the Minnesota Department of Education between October 2020 and February 2022. Partners in Nutrition agreed to pay $18,517,909.27, representing its entire remaining funds, produce internal records to investigators, and permanently dissolve as a corporate entity.

Order (District Court of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District) → · Minnesota Attorney General's Office, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Sahan Journal
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District of Minnesota approves settlement ending state usury suit against online lender Plain Green

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan approved a settlement agreement between Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and officials of tribal online lender Plain Green on September 23, 2026. The order resolves federal litigation alleging Plain Green charged Minnesota borrowers annual interest rates approaching seven hundred percent, exceeding state rate caps. Plain Green cancelled all interest on existing loans, credited prior payments toward principal, and agreed to stop marketing or making loans in Minnesota unless it complies with state lending law.

Order (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota) → · Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Red Lake Nation News, Ingstad Media +1