Minnesota Lawyer

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled last week that it is illegal to possess khat, a plant commonly used in East Africa and parts of the Arabian peninsula that can give users a high when chewed.

The leader of an online prostitution ring known as the “Minnesota Nice Guys” will not receive jail time after pleaded guilty to three felony counts of promoting prostitution.

A Minnesota state senator wants to crack down on fake marijuana sold as herbal incense but potentially more dangerous.

The case against a Rochester police officer accused of tipping off drug dealers has come to an end with a guilty plea on reduced charges and her resignation.

A judge has sentenced a former assistant professor at Hamline University to 90 days in jail for taking lewd photos of a 16-year-old girl.

The Supreme Court last week seemed divided on whether student doctors are students or employees when it comes to collecting Social Security taxes.

The Supreme Court won't stop a Minnesota state court from getting involved in a fight between the NFL and Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams over violations of the league's anti-doping policy.

A former Minnesota nurse who prosecutors say sought out depressed people in Internet chat rooms and encouraged two of them to kill themselves won't get his case dismissed on free speech grounds, a judge ruled last week.

A former Lindquist & Vennum attorney sentenced for embezzling $2.5 million from his clients and the firm was sentenced last week in federal court to embezzling approximately $2 million from his clients and the firm.

A former assistant Hennepin County attorney has been disbarred for running a prostitution ring.