Capital punishment is attracting a great deal of attention these days, ranging from the courtrooms to the White House to the newsrooms.
Read More »Perspectives: Gerrymander ruling leaves several options here
The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes for its 2019-20 term beginning on the traditional first Monday of October.
Read More »Perspectives: ‘Same-sex’ video question: Is Trump right?
President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of criticism last fall when he derisively tweeted that a federal court ruling halting one of his new immigration restrictions was issued by an “Obama judge.”
Read More »Perspectives: Ready for some litigation? Football fans sure are
As the Minnesota Vikings prepare to open the National Football League’s centennial season at home, the team is hoping to overcome past disappointments.
Read More »Perspectives: Pyrrhic victories for two workplace winners
On this Labor Day, the ranks of the unemployed are at near-record lows here in Minnesota and the country as a whole.
Read More »Perspectives: Minnesota resigned to Watergate legacy
Watergate had numerous connections with Minnesota and many intersections with the law in Minnesota.
Read More »Perspectives: Past permeates Park pledge prohibition
Prohibiting the pledge was greeted with a high degree of emotional consternation, reaching all the way to tweets from the White House.
Read More »Perspectives: Soccer has long lore in Minnesota law
The success of the U.S. women’s team provides an opportune occasion to review a potpourri of soccer litigation in this state.
Read More »Perspectives: Lillehaug’s departure recalls Page’s arrival
This unusual scenario upon Lillehaug’s departure recalls the arrival on that tribunal of another luminous jurist nearly three decades ago.
Read More »Perspectives: Census case raises world, state issues
One significant but largely overlooked feature of the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing late last month challenging placement of a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census.
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