Minnesota Lawyer

The governor has filled three judgeships on the Hennepin County bench.

For the first time in 73 years — and just the second time in Minnesota history — a lawyer has been permanently disbarred from practicing law.

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.

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

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.

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.

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

The newly retired judge who first donned a robe in 1984 never forgot the job is all about people.

Boarding a crowded conservative bandwagon, a state GOP House member is demanding that Attorney General Keith Ellison step in and block distribution of the controversial kidsploitation film “Cuties.”

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s first-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction after finding the trial court empaneled a biased juror.