Three judicial finalists have been forwarded to the governor, who must choose a replacement for retired 9th District Court Judge Charles M. Leduc. He retired in August.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Walz taps Jackson County’s Haley to succeed Moore
Sherry Haley replaces 5th Judicial District Court Judge Gordon Moore, who was tapped to replace David Lillehaug on the state Supreme Court in May.
Read More »Lessons in historical trauma
Legislators heard of the deep psychological scars and historical trauma on America's people of color and Indigenous groups.
Read More »Inmate pleads guilty in guard’s murder
Officer Joseph Gomm's slaying nets inmate a life sentence without parole.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Walz names three Hennepin County judges
The governor has filled three judgeships on the Hennepin County bench.
Read More »Supreme Court permanently disbars lawyer
For the first time in 73 years — and just the second time in Minnesota history — a lawyer has been permanently disbarred from practicing law.
Read More »Supreme Court green-lights paralegal pilot
A pilot project will move forward to evaluate whether paralegals have the capacity to offer effective — if limited — legal advice in family law matters and landlord-tenant disputes.
Read More »Capitol Retort: Trans-ition; presidential COVID; playoff putrescence
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »Night raid unjustified, court rules
A Chicago-area man’s felony conviction for heroin possession was overturned by the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday after the panel ruled that evidence obtained in a raid must be suppressed.
Read More »Remembering former Chief Justice ‘Sandy’ Keith
A.M. “Sandy” Keith, who died Oct. 3, is believed the first person to serve in all three branches of Minnesota government. He had a long career marked by one of Minnesota’s fieriest political fights and one of its saddest broken political friendships.
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