Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office presented a daylong continuing legal education program on bias and hate crimes for a simple reason: They’re still a problem.
Read More »2020 Diversity & Inclusion: Keith Ellison
Generosity and inclusion are the guiding values of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, according to his official online biography.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Virus, recession drive demand for bankruptcy bar
Cynthia Hegarty, who recently joined Winthrop & Weinstine, says the pandemic and its economic fallout are driving greater demand for her specialty in bankruptcy work.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Unit will review cases of those ‘actually innocent’
Executive director Sara Jones and the Great North Innocence Project are working with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office to create the state’s first Conviction Review Unit.
Read More »Conviction tossed over lost signature on warrant
A search warrant without a judge’s signature authorizing the search amounts to no search warrant at all, the Court of Appeals decided in a reversing a defendant’s conviction for driving while impaired.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: ‘Deep obligation’ to clients in high-stakes cases
Kevin Riach says helping clients navigate crises is what makes his work as a Fredrikson & Byron shareholder “fulfilling, rewarding, engaging and challenging.”
Read More »Morrie’s ordered to pay $200,000 in retaliation case
The auto dealership in St. Louis Park must pay damages to a former employee who said she was fired for reporting gender discrimination in the workplace and using sick leave time to care for an ill child.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Helping her clients ‘get to a better place in life’
Early experience in personal injury cases set Duluth attorney Stephanie Ball on a course that has directed her practice.
Read More »Fee dispute in transgender athlete case revived in reversal
The battle over responsibility for $115,000 in attorney fees and costs awarded to a transgender athlete is going into overtime.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Immigration law efforts earn recognition
University of Minnesota Law School professor Linus Chan, recently honored for outstanding contributions to immigrant justice, attributes the recognition to his frustration.
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