The Advocates for Human Rights, a Minnesota-based nonprofit group supporting human rights worldwide, has joined the growing number of groups and individuals in the Minnesota ...
Read More »Erlinder hospitalized overnight in Rwanda
William Mitchell College of Law Professor Peter Erlinder, under arrest in Rwanda, was reportedly hospitalized today due to high blood pressure after being interrogated by ...
Read More »High court says state’s delayed discovery statute is retroactive
“In addition to the language establishing the effective date of the statute of limitations, the purpose of the statute to protect young sexual abuse victims ...
Read More »WMCL in contact with Congress, State Department about Erlinder arrest
William Mitchell College of Law has released a statement regarding the arrest of Prof. Peter Erlinder in Rwanda. William Mitchell has a 110-year history of legal ...
Read More »Professor Erlinder reportedly arrested in Rwanda
Minnesota Public Radio reports that William Mitchell College of Law Professor Peter Erlinder has been arrested by Rwandan police. Citing a Rwandan News Agency report, MPR ...
Read More »Greg Wersal is running; Files challenge against Helen Meyer
Greg Wersal — who launched his first campaign for Minnesota Supreme Court in 1998 and has been involved in fighting restrictions on judicial campaigns ever ...
Read More »Here's another reason to go to Hamline: Win a legal writing contest!
Earlier this week, we had a post on this blog entitled, “To go to Hamline or not, what do you think?” The post engendered a ...
Read More »Duluth judge chooses not to run; Two file for his seat
A judicial race is brewing in the 6th Judicial District, where Judge Kenneth Sandvik, 62, today announced his intention not to run for election. Two attorneys ...
Read More »Delayed discovery rule for sex-abuse cases retroactive, high court says
The state’s delayed discovery statute of limitations applying to sex-abuse cases is retroactive, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in response to a certified question from ...
Read More »This just in: Lawyer job market still dead
The Star Tribune today weighs in on the lawyer job market. Most of our blog readers are already aware of this, but it ain’t good. ...
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