MinnLawyer Blog

• Dogs and cats get First Amendment rights
  A Massachusetts law banning devocalization of animals went into effect last week.
• Longtime Legal Aid leader Jerry Lane to retire in 2011
• 8th Circuit strikes down judicial campaign restrictions
• Mood lighting
• Minnesota bar exam takers were ready to be put to the test

• This law firm’s fine print is fine 
  Legal disclaimers are usually a fairly boring bit of business. On a law firm website, a big blob of text written in legalese tells the visitor on the site that noting on there is intended to be legal advice, etc. Bar Buzz recently stumbled upon a law firm disclaimer that we humbly nominate for most creative disclaimer.
• Another lawyer ventures into the blogosphere 
• Fish & Richardson turns students into Space Campers 
• World Press fellows arrive in August 
• Gislason, Stein to head MN Bar Fellows 

Commentary

• Privacy - Where cultures clash in the legal system 
  In juvenile cases, parents from East African communities have the feeling that they are isolated and not given a chance to know or discuss charges against their children with justice system staff.
• Coach’s Corner: Not all new clients are good clients 
• Coach’s Corner: Ignore the new reality at your own peril 
• Tanick: Demise of a doctrine: So long ‘single incident’