Minnesota Lawyer

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

The newly retired judge who first donned a robe in 1984 never forgot the job is all about people.

When and how a petition fighting a drunken driving conviction runs out was the subject of a recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals. This time, the convicted party won out.

Mike Rosow and Winthrop & Weinstine have represented multiple parties in “claw back” suits from trustee dealing with Tom Petters’ bankruptcy liquidation.

A step forward for transgender rights might result from a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling released this week.

Statistical analysis shows that many Supreme Court nomination battles since the early days of this country have been political — and often depended on whether the president’s party also had control of the U.S. Senate.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s first-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction after finding the trial court empaneled a biased juror.

The House Select Committee on Racial Justice heard a barrage of messages about the intersection of structural racism and public health last week.

Labeling the state Supreme Court’s Larson v. Gannett defamation decision double jeopardy for journalists, lawyers have petitioned to kick the case upstairs.

Cynthia Bauerly, the Minnesota Department of Revenue commissioner, will leave her post next month. She is the third of Gov. Tim Walz’s commissioners to either be fired or walk away since mid-August.