Minnesota Lawyer

Lawyers should understand that Rule 1.1 is becoming an important ethics subject in several ways they might not expect.

What if you are on the receiving side of an extension request, and your client is adamant that you not agree to it? What arguments can you make — and what arguments should you make?

Some of the reforms flowing from the Watergate break-in 50 years ago include changes in Minnesota laws covering government accountability, political campaigns, privacy, employment, and the conduct of lawyers.

A recent case before the Minnesota Court of Appeals involved a novel First Amendment dispute.

Flag Day on Tuesday provides an opportune occasion to review some of the law and lore of flag litigation in Minnesota.

This time of year includes milestones in the evolution of the laws governing baseball and other sports, with significant links to Minnesota law — and relation to the legal battle over abortion rights.

Considering a client's perspective, there are options for your client in terms of collecting some of the costs and fees associated with an appeal.

One of the many facets of the draft opinion of the Supreme Court eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion is the evisceration of the notion that judges are impartial adjudicators.

Ethics gurus Bill Wernz and Chuck Lundberg have been writing the Quandaries and Quagmires column since 2015. This week, Minnesota Lawyer welcomes two more ethics columnists, Cassie Hanson and Jennifer Bovitz.

The issue of "court packing," at least as a partisan political matter, probably is not going to go away, though Supreme Court justices prefer to not address the topic.