Minnesota Lawyer

As those of Irish descent and many others celebrate St. Patrick's Day, here’s a look at some of the cases affecting the Irish and their heritage here.

The Biden administration's probable ban on noncompete agreements in workplaces will precede inevitable litigation, which may well last for years with an outcome that will have substantial impact here in Minnesota.

Over the past four decades, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has earned a reputation as a model intermediate appellate court, both for the quality of its opinions and its efficiency.

The practice of gerrymandering is not unknown in Minnesota, but the past election cycle went smoothly and, for the first time in years, without a challenge through the judicial system, which had been prevalent for the past century.

On Sept. 22, 2022, the Minnesota Supreme Court released the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Profession Regulation’s Consultation Report. The report assesses and makes 25 recommendations for improving Minnesota’s lawyer discipline system.

The relative paucity of attorneys in the White House and practically none in the governor’s mansion in St. Paul does not mean that lawyers have not tried to reach those abodes.

The anniversary provides an occasion to review the rise, evolution, devolution, and descent of intentional infliction of emotional distress in this state.

The unfolding legal developments zeroing in in the 45th president lead to questions about his current third run for the White House and whether he could become president again.

The reversal in Bruntlett v. Bruntlett, though supported in law, shines a light on the line the judiciary must draw between personal feelings and applying legal principles.

Federal and state appellate courts in Minnesota occasionally find themselves in a predicament similar to Bill Murray's character in "Groundhog Day," reviewing the same case on multiple occasions.