Minnesota Lawyer

The process of expungement — eradication of criminal records — has experienced a number of topsy-turvy twists in Minnesota recently.

It’s the possibility that this chaotic election could be decided by the House of Representatives in a bizarre way in which the smallest states would outrank the largest ones. If that occurs, Minnesota may play a pivotal role.

It was the widespread societal recognition of systemic racism occasioned by the death of George Floyd that contributed to the change of the team name of the NFL's Washington franchise.

One of the overlooked actions of the high court has significant implications for the hot button and politically volatile issue of gun safety/Second Amendment rights, particularly here in Minnesota. It also may have some impact on jurisprudence here, too.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to begin its 2020-21 term, it's a good time to review the key role the Notorious RBG, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was fondly known, played in litigation from Minnesota during her 27 years on the high court.

A trio of recent rulings of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reflect the continued tendency of the court, at one time one of the most hospitable circuits for employees’ rights, to becoming one of the least favorable forums for them.

The 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution granting women the right to vote, which is being commemorated far and wide during this period of its 100th anniversary, has many Minnesota markings to it.

The occurrence of both Joe Biden's election and a Supreme Court vacancy could lead to another Minnesotan, the fourth one, to land on the high court. But even if Biden doesn’t get that opportunity, a Minnesotan might make it there anyway.

Two recent attempts by President Trump to ban publication of a pair of unfavorable books about him faltered badly.

A quartet of cases decided this spring by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, including one from Minnesota, reflects the difficulty that claimants experience in navigating the shoals of the Americans with Disabilities Act and prevailing under it.