Minnesota Lawyer

The race for Minnesota Supreme Court is a tale of night and day — at least on the fundraising front.

Three judicial finalists have been forwarded to the governor, who must choose a replacement for retired 9th District Court Judge Charles M. Leduc. He retired in August.

Sherry Haley replaces 5th Judicial District Court Judge Gordon Moore, who was tapped to replace David Lillehaug on the state Supreme Court in May.

The governor has filled three judgeships on the Hennepin County bench.

Boarding a crowded conservative bandwagon, a state GOP House member is demanding that Attorney General Keith Ellison step in and block distribution of the controversial kidsploitation film “Cuties.”

The chair of the state’s Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage says she has grown weary of the killing, and said 'we all have to seriously recommit' on solutions.

The Legal Rights Center has named a new leadership team. Sarah Davis, a nine-year attorney at the center, is its new executive director.

Minneapolis-based Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., is one of two law firms given an exceptional service award from the American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project.

Having struck out in state court, 13 lawmakers and a small business group are heading right to the top in their effort to unplug the governor from his COVID-19 emergency powers.

Lawyer Michelle MacDonald will appear before a referee Wednesday, enroute to her second disciplinary hearing before the very tribunal that she has tried for six years to join.