Minnesota Lawyer

The Minnesota Supreme Court last week upheld an earlier decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding what can be done with the blood sample of a criminal suspect who’s in an accident. But the decision didn’t come without some controversy.

When does a lawyer deserve discipline for violating a procedural rule, such as a filing deadline? The answer is important, because the 2019 Minnesota Rules of Court book has 1,303 pages of rules.

At the same time as a vehicle forfeiture bill winds its way through the Legislature, the Minnesota Supreme Court stepped into the debate to declare part of the existing law unconstitutional.

Olson opinion proves it’s time for major revamp, Judiciary chair contends.

A House bill heard late last week would revive a corrections institution that disappeared from Minnesota three decades ago—a state parole board.

A Waconia-based electrical contractor and a construction trade association are suing the Minneapolis Public School District over labor agreements that require union working conditions on school construction projects.

A bill pending in committee could dramatically change the way custody and parenting time is allocated when parents live separately.

There was much that was remarkable about Monday’s Senate Judiciary committee hearing—and not just the fact that it was the first state Senate committee to take up recreational marijuana.

The Minnesota Supreme Court acted last week to clarify the rights of tenants facing uninhabitable housing conditions.

House, Senate both push measure toward public safety omnibus bills