Minnesota Lawyer

A collection of highlights of Minnesota jurisprudence in 2018.

A look at a dozen eclectic cases decided by the State Supreme Court during that landmark year.

Two cases, shattering the shield that effectively has barred oversight of the merits of an arbitrator’s ruling, share some similarities.

Since the range of Minnesota case law is so broad, from criminal matters to family law disputes, there is no disguising that in this state Halloween is rich in litigation lore.

Can Kavanaugh sue his accusers for defamation or, conversely, can they pursue litigation against him or others who publicly condemned them for their mendacity?

One feature that has been overlooked in the contemplation of Taking the 25th is its Minnesota roots.

Clandestine recording of presidential conversations has a significant and sordid history.

Why Minnesota employees who quit their jobs are nearly always resigned to losing their claims for benefits before returning to the labor force.

The doctrine of stare decisis upholds prior precedent, regardless of the merits of the matter. But the tenet is not talismanic.

Reviewing the Supreme Court’s recent seven decisions concerning a variety of balloting brouhahas.