Minnesota Lawyer

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, 74, spoke to Minnesota Lawyer recently as he was in the process of preparing for retirement.

Lawyers and law students are often notably deficient in skills to help them navigate gun violence and controversy around the Second Amendment. A clinic due to start in January seeks to help fix that.

A continuing dilemma for the Minnesota legal community seems to be making progress, but only in isolated steps.

A firearm is a firearm is a firearm — even if it’s not assembled, according to a recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

When the 93rd session of the Minnesota Legislature opens on Jan. 3, along with the usual business of budgets and taxes will be a newcomer to the spotlight: the legalization of recreational cannabis.

Some laws concerning manufactured home communities are straightforward. But the legal environment for community owners can be more fraught.

Oral arguments were heard Wednesday, Nov. 9, in a case that threatens a 44-year-old federal law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.

The lack of diversity in the upper levels of pro sports organizations — from head coaches on up — caught the eye of a University of St. Thomas law professor, and he’s decided to do something about it.

Different rules can lead to consequences, including deportation.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned decisions made by an arbitrator appointed under grievance procedures for state managers.