A biweekly roundup of topics of interest to Minnesota’s legal community.
Read More »Eviction moratorium challenge survives
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Minnesota apartment owner challenging the state’s eviction moratorium has sufficiently pleaded claims under the Contract Clause and the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Read More »Court of Appeals: State didn’t have burden to prove arson was ‘unlawful’
A Minnesota Court of Appeals panel on April 11 upheld the conviction of a Fergus Falls man who did not persuade the judges that the state had failed to prove he had “unlawfully” set his house on fire.
Read More »Initiative stocks African law libraries
A Minnesota-based initiative has shipped 115 law and human rights libraries to 24 African countries since 2008, and new initiatives seek to strengthen the collaborative enterprise involving law firms, government officials and a leading legal publisher.
Read More »Itasca County loses lakeside land dispute
In 1911, a strip of land in Itasca County was dedicated “to the public use forever.”
Read More »Bills narrowing felony murder statute reflect national trend
Minnesota has one of the broadest felony murder laws in the country, but it may become the next state to limit its application.
Read More »No lie if question wasn’t asked
The mere fact that a juror is friends on social media with a homicide victim’s family members does not mean that a juror lied during voir dire.
Read More »Company settles racial harassment, retaliation complaint
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has announced a settlement with the owner of an auto service company that it determined had violated the state’s Human Rights Act by retaliating against an employee and not meaningfully addressing workplace sexual and racial harassment.
Read More »U of M Law School clinic to help students profit from fame
The University of Minnesota Law School announced April 5 that it will offer another clinic beginning this fall — the Sports and NIL Clinic.
Read More »Bar Buzz: Fraud charges, attorney ethics, and more
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