Minnesota Supreme Court Decides for Franken
swampland.blogs.time.com 6/30/2009 — The Minnesota Supreme Court this afternoon ruled unanimously that Al Franken is “entitled to receive the certificate of election as United States Senator from the State of Minnesota.” Barring an appeal by G.O.P. incumbent Norm Coleman to the U.S. ...

Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He Lost, Franken Won The Election
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election ...

Court Rules Franken Has Won Senate Seat
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 6/30/2009 — The state's highest court issues a long-awaited ruling in the protracted battle.

Minnesota court rules Democrat Al Franken won Senate seat
reuters.com 6/30/2009 — MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural ...

Al Franken wins
powerlineblog.com 7/1/2009 — The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued a unanimous per curiam ruling against Norm Coleman in favor of Al Franken on Coleman's appeal of the election contest panel decision awarding the election to Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court expresses no ...

Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election-Again
politicolnews.com 7/6/2009 — Finally Al Franken by way of the longest legal battle in history for Minnesota is getting to do what the people of Minnesota elected him to do -take his seat as the Senator from Minnesota in a hotly contested court battle from the Republican contender Norm Coleman. The Supreme Court Judge ...

Franken vs. Coleman: Our Top 10 Moments
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — It's been a strange eight months following the Minnesota elections. Here are 10 of our very favorite moments (post election), care of TPMDC reporter (and Franken-Coleman authority) Eric Kleefeld: Nov. 5: Franken Says Race "Too Close to Call" The ...

Supreme Court: Franken Win Should Be Certified
wcco.com 6/30/2009 — After an unprecedented eight months of legal wrangling and poring over hundreds upon hundreds of contested ballots, the Minnesota Supreme Court has unanimously paved the way for Democrat Al Franken to fill long-vacant Senate seat. And it appears ...

Franken may have won by losing at MN Supreme Court
minnpost.com 3/7/2009 — In rejecting Al Franken's request for an election certificate, the Minnesota Supreme Court may have also thrown him a bone. Specifically, the justices, writing unanimously, apparently tipped their hand on on how they will rule on the question of ...

After Court Ruling, Coleman Concedes to Franken in Minnesota Senate Battle - Political News
foxnews.com 6/30/2009 — Ending an eight-month legal battle, Republican Norm Coleman conceded Tuesday to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race after the state's high court ruled that Franken should be certified as the winner. Though Coleman could have tried to take ...

MN Supreme Court: Franken won — First Read 6/30/2009
From NBC's Mark Murray and Chuck ToddIs the never-ending recount in Minnesota over? It very well might be. Moments ago, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Al Franken beat Norm Coleman in that contested race. "[W]e affirm the decision ...

After 8 Months, Franken Wins Senate Seat in Minnesota — NYT > Politics 6/30/2009
Norm Coleman conceded to Al Franken in the contested Senate race in Minnesota, hours after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Franken had won.

Franken wins Minn. Senate race; Coleman concedes (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/1/2009
AP - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Norm Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race to Al Franken — L.A. Times - Politics 7/1/2009
The Republican former senator admits defeat after the state Supreme Court rules in Franken's favor in the long ballot recount. Franken's win will give Democrats a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority. >  ...

Congress: Franken wins -- 238 days later — First Read 7/1/2009
Minnesota, your long Senate race nightmare is over. The Star Tribune : "Al Franken, a satirist known for his biting political humor, is headed to the U.S. Senate, the survivor of an epic legal struggle that opponent Norm Coleman finally ...