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Bar Buzz: Mitchell Hamline to be online-only through spring
Mitchell Hamline Dean Anthony Niedwiecki informed students on Oct. 19 that the public health situation has not changed appreciably since late July when the decision was made to teach remotely.
Bar Buzz: Sindberg Porter to lead Judicial Selection Commission
Erin Sindberg Porter, a business and tort litigation group partner at Jones Day in Minneapolis, has been tapped as the new Judicial Selection Commission chair.
Bar Buzz: DOJ: MPD ‘pattern or practice’ probe possible
The feds are mulling a request by three state senators to conduct a pattern-and-practice inquiry into possible misconduct by the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd’s death.
Bar Buzz: Cash-wise, Thissen outguns MacDonald
The race for Minnesota Supreme Court is a tale of night and day — at least on the fundraising front.
Bar Buzz: Commission forwards 3 judicial finalists
Three judicial finalists have been forwarded to the governor, who must choose a replacement for retired 9th District Court Judge Charles M. Leduc. He retired in August.
Bar Buzz: Walz taps Jackson County’s Haley to succeed Moore
Sherry Haley replaces 5th Judicial District Court Judge Gordon Moore, who was tapped to replace David Lillehaug on the state Supreme Court in May.
Bar Buzz: Walz names three Hennepin County judges
The governor has filled three judgeships on the Hennepin County bench.
Bar Buzz: Lawmaker says ‘Cuties’ not so cute
Boarding a crowded conservative bandwagon, a state GOP House member is demanding that Attorney General Keith Ellison step in and block distribution of the controversial kidsploitation film “Cuties.”
Bar Buzz: Taylor killing sparks outrage
The chair of the state’s Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage says she has grown weary of the killing, and said 'we all have to seriously recommit' on solutions.
Bar Buzz: Legal Rights Center gets new leaders
The Legal Rights Center has named a new leadership team. Sarah Davis, a nine-year attorney at the center, is its new executive director.
Bar Buzz: Dorsey lauded for death row work
Minneapolis-based Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., is one of two law firms given an exceptional service award from the American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project.
Bar Buzz: Walz powers challenge might go to Supreme Court
Having struck out in state court, 13 lawmakers and a small business group are heading right to the top in their effort to unplug the governor from his COVID-19 emergency powers.
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