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Bar Buzz: Mitchell Hamline goes online-only
Classes at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law will be an online-only this fall, the school’s dean says.
Bar Buzz: ‘Feds made me do it’ won’t fly
U.S. District Court Chief Judge John Tunheim remanded the case when 3M Company and its subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, L.L.C., tried to move a product liability claim from state District Court.
Bar Buzz: Police reform legislation signed
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday signed the police accountability bill passed by the legislature earlier in the week.
Bar Buzz: Hemp farmer prosecution resumes
After several months’ delay because of the COVID-19 peacetime emergency, the prosecution of a Lanesboro hemp farmer has resumed.
Bar Buzz: Resolution declares racism public health crisis
The Minnesota House is likely to vote July 20 on a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Bar Buzz: Four judge slots open
The governor has four more judgeships to fill and applications are being accepted, the state’s Judicial Selection Commission has announced.
Bar Buzz: MSBA names exec committee
Dyan Ebert, the association’s new president who took over for Tom Nelson last month during MSBA’s first-ever virtual conference, is among the group’s four members.
Bar Buzz: Mask up before going to court
Starting July 13, everyone entering a Minnesota courthouse—even judges and staff—must wear a face mask.
Bar Buzz: Freeman scores conviction in 1st pilot trial
James Wren’s trial was Hennepin County’s first jury trial to commence as part of a six-county criminal jury-trial pilot that was authorized by the Judicial Council in May.
Bar Buzz: Jeanine Brand named 9th District judge
Jeanine Brand, an assistant county attorney in Cass County, has been named a judge for the 9th Judicial District.
Bar Buzz: DeWitt pledges $100K to increase access to the justice system
DeWitt LLP has announced it is donating $100,000 to help provide greater access to the justice system in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Bar Buzz: Doty to receive professionalism award
Judge David S. Doty has been selected to receive the prestigious 2020 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the 8th Circuit.
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