Democratic-Farmer-Labor Secretary of State Steve Simon and the House DFL have filed lawsuits to stop Republicans from taking control of the House for the next two years, arguing it’s unconstitutional for them to move forward without Democrats present.

The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday to get to the bottom of one question: How many Minnesota House members need to be physically present at the Capitol to legally conduct business?

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

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Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon waits to be called before the session begins on the first day of the 94th legislative session at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer. The ...

Simon’s opinion comes while Democrats are threatening a no-show if Republicans do not agree to a power-sharing agreement.

Following the contentious first day of the 2025 Minnesota Legislative session, where members of the DFL failed to show, partisan tensions are rising as lawmakers claim House Republicans attempted to select a speaker.

A court ruling late Friday will move back a special election by several weeks, raising the stakes even higher in the House standoff.

(AP video: Mark Vancleave) The Democratic side of the Minnesota House chamber was empty for a second straight day Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn., as Democrats continued their boycott in a power struggle with Republicans. (AP Photo/Steve ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases challenging the legitimacy of sessions involving only House Republicans, who have taken chamber control as Democrats hold out, at the Minnesota Judicial Center in St.

The power dispute at the state House is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court.At the center of two cases before the justices is the question of quorum, which is the minimum number of legislators required to conduct any business,