Minnesota Lawyer

When you find yourself needing more room for your arguments, and your request for an enlargement has been denied, don’t experiment with line spacing or typeface options — focus on making better editing choices instead.

A series of rulings reflect that claimants still face an uphill struggle in pursuing lawsuits against officers.

Those chafing at the overturning by the U.S. Supreme Court of the 49-year-old precedent of Roe v. Wade bemoan that the departure from stare decisis is new. In fact, the justices have done so many times in the history of the country.

The series of rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the rights of religious claimants during its 2021-22 term recalled a telling encounter during the nation’s formative era.

This important, meaningful work is not without risk, as ethics issues centered around role confusion, competency and conflicts of interest can arise.

Minnesota is home to 14,000 lakes, 12,000 loons, 135,000 seasonal lake cabins and 3.9 million newspaper readers. Really?

Trial court judges hate to be reversed. But if there’s anything they hate more than an outright reversal, it’s being reversed with a remand for further consideration.

A low unemployment rate does not necessarily match a lack of cases brought by jobless Minnesotans challenging denial of unemployment benefits.

The Woolsey decision offers helpful guidance as you consider custody modification motions.

A landmark First Amendment case from Minnesota yielded a unanimous, albeit fractured ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court 30 years ago, but the issue it addressed—hateful conduct and speech—and its resolution resonate even louder today.