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And the Honey goes to … (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 27, 2012

Hon. R.A. “Jim” Randall

This week’s “Honey of a Piece of Legal Writing” Award goes to retired Court of Appeals Judge R.A. “Jim” Randall, writing in In the Matter of the Welfare of: J.E.M., Child, involving the adjudication of possession of pornographic work involving minors.

Present Sense Impressions: Scott W. Wright (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 27, 2012

Scott W. Wright

Scott W. Wright on Arizona v. United States.

Lindquist & Vennum celebrates National Poetry Month (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 20, 2012

Patricia Kirkpatrick

The first Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry has been awarded to St. Paul poet Patricia Kirkpatrick for her book “Odessa.”

Present Sense Impressions: Myron Orfield (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 20, 2012

Myron Orfield

On the congressional inquiry into the city of St. Paul’s communications with the Justice Department in the housing discrimination case of Magner v. Gallagher.

Gislason chairs ABA division (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 20, 2012

Barbara J. Gislason

Barbara J. Gislason has been appointed as chair of Division IV of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section on Intellectual Property after her appointment as president of the Paris-based Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) Biotechnology Law Working Group and a member of the UIA Board of Directors.

Fact-checking 101 (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 20, 2012

The Supreme Court punctiliously dissects the English language, recently in Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, et al.,where it said that the word “individual” did not encompass corporations. But, as the Wall Street Journal pointed out, it incorrectly referred to one of the defendants as the Palestinian Liberation Organization, not the Palestine Liberation Organization. Ouch.

UST hosts inaugural Minnesota Moot Court Competition (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 13, 2012

University of Minnesota law students did the school proud at the inaugural Minnesota Moot Court Competition. The team included Michael Kruckow, Ashley Schmit, Aalok Sharma and Annie Balghiti.

Apple Valley students ponder possession problem

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 13, 2012

Eastview High School students with the Supreme Court on April 11. (Submitted photo)

Eastview High School students in Apple Valley heard arguments on April 11 on whether a defendant who said he didn’t know a pistol was in his briefcase may be convicted of possession of a pistol in public.

State bar honors low-income legal service providers (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 13, 2012

The 2012 Legal Services Staff Awards will be presented to Catherine M. Bushard and Anne Hoefgen.

Present Sense Impressions: Cheryl Thomas (access required)

BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: April 13, 2012

Cheryl Thomas

On the trial in Nashville of Somali sex traffickers from Minnesota.

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