What did the justice tell Dean Johnson?

The chief justice of Minnesota's Supreme Court denied Monday that any member of his court had discussed the state's current same-sex marriage ban with Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson, DFL-Willmar. Johnson has retracted earlier claims that three justices had assured him they would not strike down the ban, but maintained he had a casual conversation about the ban with one of the justices.

Guests

• Tom Scheck: Minnesota Public Radio Capitol reporter
• Don Betzold: Chair of the Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee. (DFL)
• Sandra Gardebring Ogren: Former Minnesota Supreme Court justice. Gardebring Ogren is currently the vice president for institutional advancement at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

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