Free Newsletter
Perspectives: Baseball umpires spur litigation in Minnesota
The analogy of comparing judges to umpires is dubious, but this centrality to the game is unmistakable, and their impact has been felt in the law, too.
Quandaries & Quagmires: Conforming multijurisdictional practice to the rules
If you have ever found yourself analyzing an ethical issue related to multijurisdictional practice and the unauthorized practice of law, you know there are multiple layers of analysis.
Perspectives: School’s out: Staff, students struggle in suits
School officials prevailed in two of three cases in the Minnesota appellate court system in struggles involving an ousted teacher, an expelled student and a sexually abuse student.
The Unfrazzled Lawyer: Identifying and protecting against your frazzle factors
Even if you’ve identified and clarified your priorities, and even if you have an effective time-management strategy, becoming an unfrazzled lawyer will be very difficult if you lack awareness about your personal frazzle factors.
Briefly: What will be the next decade’s big cases?
A conversation with former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Attorney David L. Lillehaug.
Perspectives: Words of wisdom: Beatles lyrics and the law
With so much going on lately, it was easy to overlook the 81st birthday of Paul McCartney, one of the Beatles, on Sunday, June 18.
Perspectives: Not all fathers get happy Father’s Day in court
With the day set aside to honor fathers coming this Sunday, June 18, the Minnesota Court of Appeals last month ruled on a number of cases involving paternal rights.
Commentary: Warhol decision’s implications for creators, artists
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in a dispute over Andy Warhol's use of a photograph of Prince is a victory for copyright holders.
Perspectives: Assault actions all affirmed on appeal
A trio of assault cases that were concurrently decided by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in the middle of this spring showed several similarities.
Perspectives: Two tribunals tackle three trademark tussles
Despite these different frameworks in the three trademark cases, the outcomes were nearly the same: The former was reversed and the latter experienced a partial reversal and partial affirmance.
Perspectives: Memorial Day recalls legal memories here
This coming Memorial Day evokes special memories here in Minnesota.
Briefly: When life happens during an appeal
We may think we have no other choice but to put our professional commitments before our personal lives, or we may just chalk it up to the hazards of the job, but there can be real harms in doing so.
Top News
- Homeless camp case will proceed
- Courtroom outbursts justified exclusion of mother from parental rights trial
- LGBTQ+ group sues over Iowa book, discussion bans
- Justices uphold business tax bill
- Court to weigh social media and First Amendment
- Federal court rules brokerage firm breached 1994 contract
- Court denies revocation of adoption
- UnitedHealth suit alleges faulty AI led to denied claims
Expert Testimony
- Perspectives: Asylum appeals yield 3 denials for immigrants
- Quandaries & Quagmires: Risky business and tips for managing the risk
- Perspectives: JFK assassination: 60 years of litigation here
- Perspectives: Lincoln’s memorable address recalls impact here
