A dram-shop claim was revived by the Supreme Court on April 4 when it said that the bar was on timely inquiry notice of a possible claim.
Read More »Tribal custody dispute heads to 8th Circuit
The case challenges the exercise of jurisdiction by the Native American tribal courts over two brothers by their tribes
Read More »Miranda doesn’t apply to DNA tests, court says
The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination does not apply when police request and take a DNA sample
Read More »Court: Judges should back away from plea negotiations
But if they don’t, a guilty plea is invalid only if it is involuntary under the totality of the circumstances.
Read More »Comity rule for tribal court orders nears finish line
It is the result of a long process between the Minnesota Tribal Court/State Court Forum to foster a productive relationship between the two court systems.
Read More »Police overstayed implied welcome, Supreme Court says
The opinion by Justice Margaret Chutich had the support of five justices
Read More »Bar Buzz: ABA lauds First Amendment champion John Borger
Retired Faegre Baker Daniels attorney John Borger has received the American Bar Association’s Champion of the First Amendment Award from the ABA Forum on Communications ...
Read More »Complaint: Allina ignored intern’s sexual harassment allegations
The complaint says an Abbott Northwestern clinical psychologist asked his students to mimic having sex with him.
Read More »Justices OK consecutive life terms for juvenile
Brian Lee Flowers was 16 years old in 2009 when he was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder
Read More »Bar Buzz: Literally, a haircut
U.S. courts often seem reluctant to award attorneys’ fees and, when they do, they often cut the lawyers’ fees claimed — the proverbial haircut
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