Minnesota Lawyer

If Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wishes to play a centrist role, whether he can be a "swing" vote and how he goes about it may impact the law in general and here in Minnesota, too.

A pair of rulings this summer by the federal and state appellate courts in Minnesota in atypical arbitration disputes reflects uncertainty surrounding the enforcement of some ADR clauses.

The dynamics and structure of big-time college football and other sports may be facing alternatives as a result of two high-profile court rulings in the past three months, including one from Minnesota.

The memorable words of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the landmark civil rights March on Washington 58 years ago this month continue to resonate.

Contrary to popular belief, hearsay testimony is not necessarily heresy in legal proceedings. Out-of-court statements offered for the truth of the statements may be admissible in a number of different contexts.

Defamation claimants rarely win cases that make it to the appellate court system in Minnesota. But that doesn’t keep them from trying.

A pair of recent overtime cases arose in unusual contexts and resulted in losses for the claimants. Because of their varied settings, they merit scrutiny by employers and employees alike, as well as those who represent them in litigation proceedings.

A number of recently decided cases, including three concurrent ones by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, illustrate the difficulties prison inmates face in seeking to improve their condition, even amid the dangers imposed by COVID-19.

The economic travails that have confronted individuals and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic would, at first blush, seem to lead to an increase in bankruptcies. But that has not been so.

June witnesses the anniversaries of a pair of major First Amendment decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court from cases arising here in Minnesota.