Minnesota Lawyer

What’s the big issue that you think will dominate this year’s traditional pre-session confabs?

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

Controversy surrounds the state Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s 6-5 vote to preliminarily approve a five-year cap on probation terms for many felons.

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., has drawn criticism and praise for being one of only two Democrats to vote no on an impeachment procedural vote Thursday. What was your reaction to the Congressman’s vote?

The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have both endured racially or religiously biased and threatening messages. Do you see that as a weird coincidence or emblematic of something bigger and more worrisome in our culture?

Should courts let police wander outside the bounds of identified evidence?

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

If you had the president’s ear, what would you say to persuade him to feel as you do about Minneapolis?

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.