Minnesota Lawyer

When may a lawyer use information from a prior representation against the former client?

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman effectively blocked a sale of the failing Weinstein Co. on Sunday by suing it for violating state sex-discrimination laws.

The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Thompson v. Schrimsher

The federal and state appellate courts occasionally find themselves reviewing the same case on multiple occasions

What government reforms might help us avoid shutdowns in the future?

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Unwritten constitutional norms say that the president may not politicize criminal investigations and prosecutions.

The national legal press has been buzzing recently with breaking news in the areas of legal ethics, law firm risk issues, and the law of lawyering.

Attorneys often work long, unpredictable hours that may not mesh well with bus and train schedules

Rather than changing the Constitution to create truly independent police and prosecutors, the way most other liberal democracies do, the U.S. has made do with strong unwritten norms that demand the depoliticization of criminal justice.