There is no authoritative answer, but several factors must be considered to begin formulating an answer.
Read More »Briefly: Five tips for presenting your appeal
A look at how you can take advantage of your new forum, an appeals court, to give your client the best chance of success.
Read More »Perspectives: Will Roe survive? Will it matter in Minnesota?
Pro-choice advocates and pro-life proponents are waiting with bated breath as the high-profile Mississippi abortion case challenging the rights established in 1973 in Roe v. Wade is about to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Commentary: The need to restore confidence in state’s lawyer professional responsibility system
Important questions must be addressed promptly and publicly, by the Supreme Court's appointment of a review committee, including public members, who will study and publicly report on the matter.
Read More »Perspectives: Federal case could shoot down state gun ruling
A relatively straightforward unanimous ruling this summer by the Minnesota Supreme Court in a gun-related criminal case may be in the bull’s-eye of a more convoluted civil firearms appeal heard last week by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Exemplary Evidence: Exciting advances in IP theft investigations
Are you concerned your company’s intellectual property or proprietary data may have been misappropriated or otherwise lost or shared with unauthorized parties, intentionally or negligently? Creating a timeline of events is a key requirement for securing a successful outcome.
Read More »Briefly: In briefs, what a difference a font can make
Over the past few years, the importance of picking the right font for an appellate brief has been a topic of discussion among lawyers, publishers and, at times, the courts.
Read More »Perspectives: 24 hours: Police, proposition, and pardons
During a 24-hour span last month, the Minnesota Supreme Court promulgated rulings in a pair of accelerated appeals, remarkably rapid rulings prompted by the urgency of those matters, along with one other major matter that proceeded along a more leisurely, conventional pace.
Read More »Perspectives: Roberts’ ‘swing’ shift has impact here in new term
If Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wishes to play a centrist role, whether he can be a "swing" vote and how he goes about it may impact the law in general and here in Minnesota, too.
Read More »Briefly: Federal appeals: How much notice is enough?
The humble federal notice of appeal: Most of us probably think of it as the quintessential formality, obtaining judicial review simply by ticking the right boxes.
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