Briefly: No takebacks! Once your brief is filed, it’s filed

Eric Magnuson and Lisa Beane August 16, 2019

Most of us have had the unpleasant experience of finding a typographical error.

All in the Family: Technology, taxes, timekeeping take center stage

Jason Brown and Cynthia Brown August 12, 2019

It was a busy month at the Minnesota Court of Appeals, with a significant number of family law reversals issued over the last 30 days.

Perspectives: Minnesota resigned to Watergate legacy

Marshall H. Tanick August 8, 2019

In this April 29, 1974, file photo, President Richard M. Nixon points to the transcripts of White House tapes after announcing he would turn them over to House impeachment investigators. That did not satisfy investigators, and the Supreme Court ordered the release of the audio recordings. (AP file photo)

Watergate had numerous connections with Minnesota and many intersections with the law in Minnesota.

Input requested: Disclosing errors and malpractice

Lawyers Office Of Professional Responsibility August 8, 2019

This year, the board is considering revisions to Opinion 21 to bring it into conformity with ABA Opinion 481.

Commentary: Taking 8chan offline raises free speech issues

Bloomberg Opinion August 7, 2019

Should there be some place on the Internet where even the most repellent, vile discussion is allowed?

Legal Writing Notebook: In the (conditional) mood

Karin Ciano August 5, 2019

We use the indicative mood to express fact or opinion. We use the imperative mood to give directions or make requests. We use the subjunctive mood to convey, among other things, possibilities, hypotheticals, or conditions that do not exist.

Commentary: Trump and Mueller were both victims of rules

Bloomberg Opinion July 31, 2019

Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr holds a copy of his report while testifying Nov. 19, 1998, before the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Appointed by a special committee of federal judges, and essentially impossible to fire, Starr took the widest possible view of what he should investigate. (AP file photo)

It’s become clear to me that the problems go back even further: The regulations governing the appointment of a special counsel doomed Mueller’s investigation from the start.

Quandaries and Quagmires: Trending: legal ethics and risk management

Minnesota Lawyer July 26, 2019

One example of potentially disqualifying conflicts cited in the Varsity Blues scandal was the fact that Latham & Watkins represents “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, and the University of Southern California — the school they are charged with defrauding. In this photo, Loughlin, front, and Giannulli, left, depart federal court in Boston on April 3 after facing charges in the college admissions bribery scandal. (AP file photo)

Two blockbuster news stories in the past few weeks illustrate some important principles of legal ethics and risk management.

Commentary: The ruling that kept suburban schools segregated

The Associated Press July 24, 2019

Thurgood Marshall, center, joins hands with George E.C. Hayes, left, and James M. Nabrit outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 17, 1954. The three lawyers successfully argued for the abolition of the “separate but equal” doctrine in public education. Twenty years later, Justice Marshall wrote a strong dissent in Milliken v. Bradley, which recognized “de facto” segregation — segregation that occurs as a result of circumstances, not law. (AP file photo)

The racial makeup of today’s schools actually owes itself to a series of other court decisions.

Sybil Procedure: Millennials and boomers are stronger together

Sybil Dunlop July 19, 2019

Handwritten text caption showing Baby Boomers. Business concept writing for Demographic Generation written on paper, wooden background in office with space, marker pen and glasses

Every generation has characteristics. And in this article I wanted to focus on another generation.

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