Oral arguments were heard Wednesday, Nov. 9, in a case that threatens a 44-year-old federal law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
Read More »Minnesota man sues Google over video rental history
A Minnesota man is seeking class certification in a lawsuit against Google alleging violation of Minnesota’s law prohibiting disclosure of videotape rental or sales records.
Read More »Itasca County loses lakeside land dispute
In 1911, a strip of land in Itasca County was dedicated “to the public use forever.”
Read More »Longtime Maslon litigator, prolific author David Herr dies
Longtime Maslon partner David F. Herr, regarded as a giant of Minnesota law for his decades of highly respected work as an appellate lawyer and complex case litigator, legal educator and prolific author on the law, has died. He was 71.
Read More »Ivan Fong named Medtronic general counsel and secretary
Ivan Fong has been named executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for Medtronic, succeeding Brad Lerman, who is retiring at the end of January.
Read More »Judge grants Dayton’s developer restraining order
A judge ruled in favor of a request from the Dayton’s Project owner-developer to delay the upcoming auction of the project’s loan in New York.
Read More »Minnesota justices uphold state’s permit-to-carry law
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law requiring individuals to have a permit to carry a handgun in public is constitutional and does not violate the Second Amendment.
Read More »Appeals court, after reversal, sides with sheriff in pay dispute
A District Court judge did not abuse her discretion in setting a sheriff’s salary at nearly $17,000 more than county commissioners had voted to pay him, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled.
Read More »Court emerges ‘stronger than ever’
Chief Justice Lorie Gildea says the success of remote access, made necessary by the pandemic, has yielded ideas for embracing technology going forward.
Read More »Judicial Branch lifts mask rule effective July 6
The Minnesota Judicial Branch announced Tuesday that face coverings will no longer be required in court facilities effective July 6.
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