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Colleagues described Representative Melissa Hortman as a skilled, conciliatory lawmaker who was at once steely and warm.

They love hunting, fishing and conservatism. And they hate a plan by a conservative senator to sell millions of acres of public lands.

A lawyer representing the suspected gunman complained about the strict conditions under which he is being held in a local jail as she asked a judge to push back a detention hearing.

The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.

Civil rights groups warn that the decision involving birthright citizenship will create chaos

The former speaker of the House, her husband and their dog were killed in what officials describe as a political assassination. All three are being honored at the State Capitol.

Gilbert, Representative Melissa Hortman's dog, is being honored at the State Capitol with Ms. Hortman and her husband, Mark. They were all killed in a shooting at their home this month.

Gilbert, Representative Melissa Hortman's dog, is being honored at the State Capitol with Ms. Hortman and her husband, Mark. They were all killed in a shooting at their home this month.

The justices seldom hear arguments in cases on their emergency docket, and they rarely hold special argument sessions. And they usually know the precise question before them.

The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.