Steve Simon, who as secretary of state initiates the first House proceedings, ruled there was not a quorum present and adjourned the session. Republicans argued he couldn’t do that.

In a petition to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Democrats in the state House accuse Republicans of acting "unlawfully" when they conducted House business on Tuesday, including electing a speaker, with no DFL members present.

The Minnesota House DFL filed a lawsuit asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to declare that Republicans acted unlawfully when the organized they organized the Minnesota House, elected a Speaker, and took other legislative action in the absence of a quorum.