The Supreme Court justices listened to oral arguments for more than an hour and are expected to issue a ruling quickly.

House Republicans have elected a speaker but the DFL is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene. At issue is whether 67 seats are a majority or whether 68 are needed.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – Minnesota House Democrats have filed a lawsuit asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to find that Republicans’ attempt to elect a speaker and conduct business without them was unlawful because they lacked a quorum of members.

House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary majority to advance their agenda.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The 2025 session of the Minnesota Legislature could be headed for a rocky start when it convenes Tuesday, with House Democrats threatening to boycott opening day and House Republicans saying they’ll try to recall lawmakers who fail to show up.

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As expected, Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon appealed to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to declare that Republicans aren’t able to elect a speaker or conduct any other business without 68 members present.

With House DFLers absent from the capitol for 10 days, House Republicans have been moving forward with regular business.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether it should wade into a partisan power struggle that has roiled the state House for over a week, with Democratic lawmakers boycotting the state Capitol to try to prevent their Republican colleagues from exploiting their temporary one-seat majority.

Democrats are boycotting the GOP-led House proceedings in an effort to deny a quorum and stop Republicans from claiming the speakership.

Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, lead their respective House caucuses. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)