Minnesota Lawyer

The Office of Lawyers Responsibility (OLPR), the Minnesota Supreme Court, and the Hennepin County District Court have recently given four answers to questions about a trial lawyer acting as a witness, three of which are wrong.

History and pragmatism of the debate over "packing" the U.S. Supreme Court are reflected in the Minnesota experience with “packing” and “unpacking” the state’s highest appellate tribunal, and the intermediate and lower courts, as well.

Appearing in front of judges who are familiar, whom we have seen before, and about whom we generally have a sense is comforting. When you move to a new venue, it’s not quite as comfortable.

The ABA has recently issued two formal opinions on when the personal relationships of judges and lawyers raise ethics issues that may require disclosure, consent, or disqualification. The opinions are in many ways instructive and in some ways flawed.

The process of expungement — eradication of criminal records — has experienced a number of topsy-turvy twists in Minnesota recently.

Electronically stored information from fitness trackers, digital watches, or other wearable devices is having a legal impact, especially in criminal cases.

A look at a couple of recent decisions in family law cases before the Court of Appeals that are worth noting.

It’s the possibility that this chaotic election could be decided by the House of Representatives in a bizarre way in which the smallest states would outrank the largest ones. If that occurs, Minnesota may play a pivotal role.

With the current furor over the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, here's one view on how we do things here in Minnesota regarding judicial selection and retention.

It was the widespread societal recognition of systemic racism occasioned by the death of George Floyd that contributed to the change of the team name of the NFL's Washington franchise.