Minnesota Lawyer

A Court of Appeals decision regarding a child support dispute hinged on the issue of emancipation — what it means and when it takes effect.

In a precedential decision released last Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that Renville County’s last free-flowing creek is a public water and therefore entitled to protection.

Ramsey County Judge Judge Sophia Y. Vuelo is all about breaking boundaries — and solving problems.

The Minnesota Judicial Branch’s Committee for Equality and Justice (CEJ) has played an important part in eliminating bias from court operations, promoting equal access to the court and increasing trust and public confidence in the state’s judiciary.

A veteran employment attorney, Sonja Dunnwald Peterson recently shifted gears to work as staff attorney at the Minnesota Disability Law Center of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

It can be easy to pay lip service to the idea of diversity and inclusion, but Ann Jenrette-Thomas makes it a personal and professional mission.

Just Deeds members provide free legal and title services aimed at helping property owners find discriminatory covenants and discharge them from their property titles.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the rules of not only residential renting, but also commercial renting. A recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision upheld a lower court’s finding that COVID or no, a deal’s a deal.

A recent decision from a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals looked at whether workers who live out of state but travel to Minnesota for work can be considered employees.

In her 36 years with Dorsey & Whitney, Nancy Fraser has taken on a number of challenging tasks to help maintain the successful, day-to-day operation of one of Minnesota’s largest law firms.