Bar Buzz: An affinity for diversity

Minnesota Lawyer July 26, 2019

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is.

2 top leaders at Minnesota Department of Human Services rescind resignations

The Associated Press July 17, 2019

Chuck Johnson explains Senate File 3673, a bill to clarify Minnesota’s civil commitment discharges, as the bill’s author, Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, looks on, April 25, 2018 (Staff photo: Kevin Featherly)

Deputy Commissioners Chuck Johnson and Claire Wilson announced their resignations last week.

Judge blocks Trump policy keeping asylum-seekers locked up

The Associated Press July 3, 2019

Matt Adams, center right, Legal Director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, leaves the U.S. Courthouse June 28 with others after a hearing on asylum seekers in Seattle. (AP file photo)

A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy.

Ellison says he’ll defend Minnesota’s abortion restrictions

The Associated Press June 25, 2019

Attorney General Keith Ellison makes his first committee appearance before the Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee on Jan. 17, 2019. (Staff photo: Kevin Featherly)

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’ll defend state laws restricting abortion against a legal challenge despite his strong personal support for abortion rights. Ellison ...

Quandaries and Quagmires: Changes in former client conflict law

William J. Wernz June 21, 2019

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Several aspects of a recent discipline – reversed by a Lawyers Board panel – suggest that it is time for an update on Rule 1.9, ...

Perspectives: Census case raises world, state issues

Marshall H. Tanick June 10, 2019

The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset Jan. 24 in Washington. (AP file photo)

One significant but largely overlooked feature of the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing late last month challenging placement of a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census.