Minnesota Lawyer

A collection of highlights of Minnesota jurisprudence in 2018.

Tagged with: Marshall H. Tanick Perspectives

By Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion A federal appeals court has dismissed all complaints brought against Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a result of his confirmation hearings — because he’s now on the U.S. Supreme Court. Legally, the decision is probably correct. The federal ...

Not since the first New Deal has a generational social change been so mired in judicial interference.

The #MeToo Movement has rocked the legal profession like nothing else in recent memory.

Tagged with: Charles Lundberg Quandaries and Quagmires

There is research to support that gut feeling that the human mind and the human eye react differently to things on the screen and things on paper.

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion concerning the preclusion of a child’s testimony in a protective services proceeding

Tagged with: All in the Family Cynthia Brown Jason Brown

A look at a dozen eclectic cases decided by the State Supreme Court during that landmark year.

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One needn’t be a libertarian to see why excessive fines constitute a serious problem.

By affecting our culture and modes of communication, social media reshapes many questions of legal and judicial ethics.

Tagged with: Bill Wernz Quandaries and Quagmires

What's the proper usage: “the plaintiff,” “plaintiff,” or “Plaintiff”?

Tagged with: Karin Ciano Legal Writing Notebook