Minnesota Lawyer
Paralegals would be able to dispense some legal advice and even represent clients in civil court if a pilot project being mulled by the state Supreme Court gets off the ground.
Read More »Pilot project could mean more lawyerly tasks for paralegals
Capitol Retort: George Floyd; on-air arrest; going home
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »Federal inmate wins COVID-19 release
In what appears to be a Minnesota first, Judge Nancy E. Bresel overrules U.S. government objections in granting an emergency sentence reduction.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Bar Association pro bono petition to get airing
The state Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing in response to a state bar association petition to amend rules related to uniform reporting.
Read More »Court of Appeals cuts Freeborn County sheriff’s salary
The District Court had boosted Sheriff Kurt Freitag's pay to almost $114,000.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Legislative group joins small businesses in suing Gov. Walz
The four-member New Republican House Caucus has joined a coalition of small businesses to sue Gov. Tim Walz over his peacetime emergency orders.
Read More »Lesch loses third bid to dismiss lawsuit
A Ruling by the state Supreme Court opens the way for a defamation trial.
Read More »Dorsey lays off ‘limited number’ of staff, attorneys
Minneapolis-based law firm Dorsey & Whitney has publicly acknowledged that it laid off “a limited number” of staff and attorneys.
Read More »Capitol Retort: Special session hopes; stiff resistance; Zoom bombs
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »Sides debate Shady’s injunction
The restaurant chain's owner has threatened to violate the governor's directive and instead obey friendlier, county-issued health guidelines. State Attorney General Keith Ellison sued to stop him.
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