Minnesota Lawyer

COVID-19 trends are headed in the wrong direction, so there will be no changes to the state’s in-person civil jury trial ban, the state Judicial Council has decided.

If passed, the bills would limit pretextual traffic stops as a means of cutting down on dangerous police encounters and eliminate qualified immunity.

The defense at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd wrapped up its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand.

Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, prosecutors said.

Derek Chauvin's attorney, Eric Nelson, is trying to prove that the 19-year Minneapolis police veteran followed his training and that George Floyd died because of his illegal drug use and underlying health problems.

Derek Chauvin is charged with second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter. Here’s a look at some of the perils — and possible benefits — in Chauvin taking the stand.

The GOP-led Senate Judiciary and Public Safety committee approved a skinnier budget package than the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform committee passed.

Following the slaying in Brooklyn Center of another Black man in police custody Sunday, Democratic lawmakers of color are demanding tough new police-accountability laws that, in 2021, the GOP-led Senate has held at bay.

Barry Brodd, a former Santa Rosa, California, officer, stoutly defended Chauvin’s actions, even as a prosecutor pounded away at the witness during cross-examination and banged on the lectern.

A teenage artist from California who alleges that Target Corp. copied his “sketch-style dots” with its use of “scribble dots” in an exclusive line of clothing and other products has won an early round in his copyright infringement suit against the retail giant.