The Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with Democrats in an ongoing power struggle with Republicans. The justices, in a written ruling released Friday afternoon, agreed with House Democratic leaders and Secretary of State Steve Simon who argued that a quorum in the House was 68 members under the state constitution,

A ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court has determined what constitutes a quorum in the Minnesota House of Representatives, deciding whether it's 68 or 67 lawmakers.

The Court said the Minnesota Constitution requires 68 members present to conduct business, one more than the GOP's 67 members holding sessions without the DFL.