Minnesota Lawyer

One professor's research on the role of civil lawsuits in reducing foodborne illness outbreaks suggests that fears of excessive litigation from any coronavirus-related liability are unwarranted.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates that he’s pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill.

Two state district court judges on Tuesday declined to halt enforcement of a state requirement for schools to return students to classrooms, denying the Des Moines and Iowa City school districts a legal avenue for educating students at home while the coronavirus continues to spread in their communities.

The U.S. issues up to 55,000 visas a year to people from countries with low representation in the U.S., many in Africa.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, issued a temporary restraining order late Saturday against the Census Bureau and the Commerce Department.

Any effort to extend the 2020 census beyond the end of September would be costly and burden the agency that runs it, government attorneys said in response to cities and civil rights groups who want another month to ensure that minority communities aren’t undercounted.

A divided federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision blocking the enforcement in Maryland of Trump administration rules that prohibit taxpayer-funded family planning clinics in the Title X program from making abortion referrals.

A public health lawyer and ethicist writes that a vaccine mandate in response to COVID-19 raises numerous questions.

A federal judge blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees from conducting the initial screening for people seeking asylum, dealing a setback to one of the Trump administration’s efforts to rein in asylum.

A federal judge upheld California's near-total ban on carrying guns in public even as protests in other states have seen counter-demonstrators armed with weapons.