Minnesota Lawyer

Legal news from across the Midwest.

A former employee of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who went public with concerns that clergy sex abuse cases were being mishandled has filed a claim in bankruptcy court.

A federal indictment charges seven members of two Minneapolis gangs with crimes stemming from what authorities say is a gang war with their rivals.

A grand jury has found a Lino Lakes police officer was justified in fatally shooting a motorist in May.

Judge Donovan Frank said the setup was needed “to allow the court to hear and assess remedy proposals” ahead of a standard hearing in a later phase.

Legal news from around the Midwest.

Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson was appointed as a special master in the state's ongoing sex offender treatment program court case.

Legal news stories from around the Midwest.

Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson was appointed Thursday to help facilitate potential changes to the state’s civil commitment program for sex offenders, ...

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned a state Department of Natural Resources decision that prevented a silica sand mine from operating in Minnesota’s Houston ...