Minnesota Lawyer

One of the overlooked actions of the high court has significant implications for the hot button and politically volatile issue of gun safety/Second Amendment rights, particularly here in Minnesota. It also may have some impact on jurisprudence here, too.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to begin its 2020-21 term, it's a good time to review the key role the Notorious RBG, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was fondly known, played in litigation from Minnesota during her 27 years on the high court.

How do we continue Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy? We must work towards the appointment of qualified women judges. And this work, unfortunately, still matters.

Questions about whether your law firm has ethics policies and training are timely, and indeed urgent, because of two recent discipline cases and increasing enforcement by the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility (OLPR).

America’s most popular smartphone has become a materially important source of best evidence for civil and criminal litigation.

There are many articles about the absurdly low number of women arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court, but nothing about the Minnesota Supreme Court. We decided to fix that.

A trio of recent rulings of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reflect the continued tendency of the court, at one time one of the most hospitable circuits for employees’ rights, to becoming one of the least favorable forums for them.

The Trump administration has sought to weaken or abandon various international agencies since 2016. Now it’s taking aim at the International Criminal Court, a global tribunal that investigates and prosecutes war crimes, torture and genocide.

In light of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, religious employers have been left to ponder their obligations under a range of federal, state and local employment laws.

On August 17, 2020, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a reversal in a high-conflict custody case. Is the label pendulum shifting the other way?