Perspectives: Trump’s triumph(s) recalls past ballot battles here

Marshall H. Tanick February 17, 2020

In 1990, Arne Carlson lost the gubernatorial nomination of the Independent Republican Party to Jon Grunseth. Grunseth withdrew from the race, with about a week left because of multiple sex scandals. Carlson and his designated lieutenant governor, Joann Drystad, were placed on the ballot by the GOP with barely a week left in the campaign. (AP file photo)

Allowing President Donald Trump to be the only name on the Republican ballot for the upcoming Minnesota primary election recalls a couple of other high profile ballot brouhahas in this state.

Briefly: It’s about them, not you

Eric Magnuson and Steve Safranski February 14, 2020

Too often, lawyers approach oral argument with a misguided mindset.

All in the Family: Name change notice and rights of biological fathers

Jason Brown and Cynthia Brown February 10, 2020

On the surface JMM seems to address a relatively simple question involving a name change. A deeper reading reveals more.

Quandaries and Quagmires: To err is human … what comes next?

William J. Wernz February 5, 2020

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A familiar legal ethics maxim is, “We all make mistakes. What matters is what we do next.”

Perspectives: Recent ruling recalls Prohibition roots here

Marshall H. Tanick February 3, 2020

Beer barrels are destroyed by prohibition agents at a dump in New York City in this June 18, 1931, photo. (AP file photo)

While the proscription of the sale of most alcoholic beverages is a relic of a bygone era, legal issues relating to the sale of liquor remain the subject of litigation from time to time.