FARGO, ND — Red River Women’s Clinic, the sole abortion clinic in North Dakota, is suing over two state laws it believes tells doctors to lie. One measure passed this year requires physicians to tell women that they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. The other law requires doctors to tell patients that abortion terminates…
ST. PAUL, MN — Abortion rights supporters are seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion, including its 24-hour waiting period and parental notification requirements. A lawsuit, filed in state court by Gender Justice and the Lawyering Project, argues the restrictions violate Minnesota’s constitution. A 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court decision affirmed abortion rights. But the lawsuit says opponents have chipped away at…
WAHPETON, ND — The attorney for the parents of a Wahpeton college student found dead after becoming a drug informant plans to appeal a judge’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit. Attorney Tim O’Keeffe says Tammy and John Sadek are disappointed with the ruling and a bit surprised by it. The Sadeks sued the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, one of its…
WAHPETON, ND — A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Richland County and Deputy Jason Weber has been dismissed by a judge. John and Tammy Sadek filed the suit after their son was found dead of a gunshot wound and his body was pulled from the Red River. 20-year-old Andrew Sadek attended college in Wahpeton and was made a confidential informant for…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A Valley City man dies in a Fargo hospital after being arrested for a DUI. Now his family is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against Valley City police and others. A complaint filed in Fargo’s U.S. District Court says Lindvold was deprived of his civil rights and illegally arrested in July 2018. It says if Lindvold…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Spirit Lake Sioux tribe is suing North Dakota over voting requirements. To cast a ballot, voters need identification with a provable street address , something that’s hard to come by on reservations. The state maintains everyone has a street address via the statewide 911 system, but the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Native American Rights Fund and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A lawsuit filed against the City of Moorhead claims it violated state law when changes were made to election day polling locations. The complaint was filed by former Moorhead City Council member Mark Altenburg. He is asking a judge to order the city to publish the list of polling sites that were used before the changes were made…
FARGO, N.D. — The owner of “The Bison Turf” is suing the city of Fargo over a condemned rental property. Pete Sabo says his rights were violated. He is seeking damages of at least $156,000, attorney’s fees, and return of the house at 427 15th Avenue South. City inspectors declared the two story rental property dangerous because of numerous building code…
North Dakota and five other states are filing a lawsuit against a drug maker for overdose deaths. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says Purdue Pharma “misrepresented and trivialized” the risk of addiction from prolonged opioid use. He says the company promoted the drugs through a “pervasive and deceptive marketing campaign.” Similar lawsuits are being filed in Nevada, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee…
FARGO, N.D. — Lawsuits filed by four inmates of the Cass County Jail, demanding hundreds of millions of dollars, have been dismissed in District Court. In the first case filed in 2016, three inmates had accused several staff members of intentionally and secretly serving pork after they had notified the jail of religious restrictions. The jail had actually…
