he Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) is marshalling its forces to fight state budget cuts proposed by Gov. Jesse Ventura that “threaten some of the ...
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A District Court judge incorrectly applied Rule 1.10(b) of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct to disqualify a law firm from representing a client, the ...
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Recreational-use immunity protected the city of Morris from a wrongful death claim by the mother of a 13-year-old child who drowned in a municipal swimming ...
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A District Court judge erred in considering the immigration status and possible deportation of two defendants in sentencing them to prison rather than probation, the ...
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