To our readers: Minnesota Lawyer recently sent out questionnaires to all candidates for contested judicial seats in the upcoming judicial elections. The questions focused on ...
Read More »A look at 8th Circuit unpublished opinion case
Two weeks ago, Minnesota Lawyer reported that the 8th Circuit will change the way it looks at unpublished decisions. This week, we provide an in-depth ...
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MCLU objects to seizure of Grams’ aide’s computer The Minnesota Civil Liberties Union (MCLU) recently announced its objection to the seizure by Anoka County deputies ...
Read More »License case against tribal member is dismissed
Court of Appeals finds state lacked jurisdiction
Read More »Inmates lose suit against jailer over denial of calls
DOC’s conduct found reasonable as a matter of law
Read More »Court cases consider corporate rights of minorities
“A resolute minority has usually prevailed over an easygoing or wobbly majority whose prime purpose was to be left alone.” —James Reston, Sketches in the ...
Read More »Employers look at labor law issues
For most people in Minnesota, Labor Day is a day off work — set aside for barbecuing, swimming, and saying goodbye to summer. In 1898, ...
Read More »School district is not immune from liability
A school district was not immune from a lawsuit because it could not demonstrate that the evaluation of a student’s vicarious liability claims required an ...
Read More »Teen court: peers expect success
The increase in juvenile delinquency and overburdened court calendars have forced some Minnesota counties to generate more creative ways to address the rising numbers of ...
Read More »Workers are organizing, seeking benefits
Labor Day was established as a national holiday in 1894 during the presidency of Grover Cleveland. Cleveland had called out 12,000 troops during a strike ...
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