Recent Articles from Nancy Crotti
Pro se litigants now have more electronic tools at their disposal
Minnesota Guide & File is an online tool that uses web-based “interviews” to help people create several of the most-used court forms.
Ramsey County to add community services attorney
Office wants to address issues including immigration
Missouri must treat inmate’s gender dysphoria
Refusal deemed unconstitutional
Hennepin jury awards $1 million for injuries in auto collision
The case stemmed from a 2014 car crash in which a Plymouth woman suffered multiple fractures to her left arm and leg.
Collateral consequences of courtroom cameras weighed
The Minnesota Supreme Court is moving closer to deciding whether to allow news cameras in the courtroom under certain circumstances.
Panel recommends rules-of-evidence changes
Prosecutors should have to specify what they mean to prove and establish a connection between previous crimes and current allegations, a committee advising the Minnesota Supreme Court has recommended.
Minnesota court closer to conforming with federal rules
The court amended the Rules of Civil Procedure that govern service of process and summary judgment
Cy pres funds now may go to legal aid
Minnesota has joined the ranks of 22 other states that make available money left over from state class action settlements or judgments to civil legal assistance programs.
Judiciary retools systems to improve service
The Minnesota Judicial Branch spent 2017 “re-engineering” the way its 10 district courthouses work
Duluth hockey coach face-off begins
Federal jury hears Miller’s case; other coaches wait
Supreme Court: Handgun in car console constitutes ‘carrying’
The Minnesota Supreme Court has decided unanimously that having a loaded gun in a vehicle’s closed center console while driving constitutes “carrying” the firearm under state law.
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