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I couldn’t help getting a chuckle out of the response of one of Norm Coleman’s lawyers, Ben Ginsberg, when, at a press conference after today’s proceedings, he was asked how he would rate the performance of the Coleman legal team so far. He garnered a lot of laughs when generously gave himself , et al. [...]

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For the local junkies among our users, here is the live feed from the Uptake.

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DFL party chair and Minneapolis lawyer Brian Melendez reports that he had a wonderful time certifying electors recently with Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s general counsel, Karen Janisch, who was recently appointed to the Hennepin County District Court bench.
An amended certificate had to be issued because of a mistake over an elector’s name ,but the process [...]

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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist her in recommending Minnesota’s next U.S. Attorney to President Barack Obama. The Committee will review letters of interest, conduct interviews and offer guidance to Senator Klobuchar.
The committee includes:

former Minnesota Deputy Attorney General Lucinda Jesson (the chair of the committee);
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Here’s an interesting tidbit I got from a press release e-mailed to me today:
Stanford Law School today announced the establishment of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession (CLP), a center dedicated to advancing research, teaching, and policy on crucial issues facing the legal profession.
“The last generation has brought profound changes to the legal profession, [...]

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