Minnesota Lawyer

A Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill limiting governors’ ability to impose new criminal penalties through their peacetime emergency authority.

Along with dystopian novels and White House tell-alls, the U.S. Constitution has been a best-seller during the Trump years.

A dispute between colleagues-turned-competitors from the company that puts color advertisements on the back of your grocery store receipts was recently heard by the U.S. District Court in Minnesota.

Just as it did in 2020, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s annual legislative report includes a minority report, reflecting a split between factions on the commission.

With many businesses looking to move to permanent remote work environments as a result of the COVID pandemic, ensuring that reasonable measures are taken to protect trade secrets is imperative.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed cautious about siding with oil and gas companies in a case involving global warming.

A pilot project to test the viability of mandatory remote civil jury trials was authorized last week by a unanimous vote of the Minnesota Judicial Council.

Three child care centers are not entitled to attorney fees or expenses from the state because they were providing services under Department of Human Services licenses in a matter involving their licenses, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed.

A look at the most compelling intellectual property cases from the past year.

In the face of COVID-19, the Minnesota Judicial Branch is making do about as well as could be expected, the state court administrator told senators last week.