|
BY: Patrick Thornton
POSTED: November 16, 2010
Recount litigation kinks off. Some of the legal players are the same; some are different; and at least one has had a major role change. |
|
|
BY: Patrick Thornton
POSTED: November 11, 2010
David Merchant was unanimously re-appointed to a new term as the chief of the appeals division for the Minnesota Board of Public Defense last week, but the meeting was far from routine. |
|
|
BY: Mark Cohen
POSTED: November 11, 2010
The Minnesota Court of Appeals determined that a Hennepin County District Court judge erred in dismissing a company’s claims of a regulatory taking and inverse condemnation because the judge failed to consider the language of the Minnesota Constitution, which provides more protection for property owners than the less restrictive language of the federal constitution. |
|
|
BY: Mark Cohen
POSTED: November 2, 2010
The Supreme Court justices up for election — Helen Meyer and Alan Page — sailed ahead of their rivals in the early results of the election. The incumbents also lead in the two Court of Appeals races. |
|
|
BY: Patrick Thornton
POSTED: October 28, 2010
Comments: 1
Tom Emmer is the only one of the three gubernatorial candidates who is a lawyer. He says his background give him first-hand knowledge of the importance of a good judiciary. |
|
|
BY: Patrick Thornton
POSTED: October 27, 2010
Mark Dayton, the DFL candidate for governor, is against one proposal that is highly unpopular in the state’s legal community — taxing legal services. Find out where Dayton stands on some other issues of interest to the bench and bar in today’s interview, which is part two of a three-part Minnesota Lawyer series on the governor’s race. |
|
|
BY: Patrick Thornton
POSTED: October 26, 2010
Tom Horner, the Independence Party candidate for governor didn’t beat around the bush when we asked him about judicial election reform. See what else he had to say on issues of interest to the bench and bar, including proposals to tax legal services. |
|
|
BY: Patrick Thornton
POSTED: October 21, 2010
Several of the 10th District judicial candidates who signed the Minnesota State Bar Association’s judicial campaign conduct affirmation are upset that the MSBA isn’t providing more assistance to them. “At least a few of us who signed the affirmation are very frustrated with the lack of support from the [MSBA and its judicial election conduct committee],” said candidate Mimi Hasselbalch. “We didn’t necessarily expect them to promote us as signers, but when this endorsement happened, we turned to them for support.” |
|
|
BY: Barbara L. Jones
POSTED: October 20, 2010
The recent freeze on foreclosures — which is now begining to thaw — may have fallout for Chapter 13 debtors. |
|
|
BY: Mark Cohen
POSTED: October 14, 2010
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has elevated Court of Appeals Judge Matthew Johnson to the chief’s spot, effective Nov. 1. Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, who will reach retirement age next year, will remain on the court until he does. Toussaint has been chief for 15 years. |
|
