Minnesota Lawyer

One of the reasons our profession struggles to achieve true diversity and inclusion is that there is no roadmap for getting there.

Something—or someone—was missing Thursday when Democrats ceremonially handed the mantle of party leadership from the current governor to the DFLer who hopes to replace him.

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Group claims private economic development firm subject to Data Practices Act

"We’re going to be respectful to all and we are going to insist upon the truth,” Ellison said.

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“He’s scary smart, and yet he’s sort of like a Norman Rockwell figure,” said campaign treasurer Greg Buck.

The phrase “causal connection” as it relates to workplace injuries was put to the test in a Minnesota Supreme Court opinion published last week.

In confusing case, D’Andre Norman seeks restraining order

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An online “presence” courtesy of Facebook Messenger suffices to meet the elements of the crime of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct and indecent exposure, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 8 in State v. Decker.

Under Minnesota state law, the annual postjudgment interest on $1.5 million is $150,000, or 10 percent. The federal interest rate is tied to U.S. Treasury bills but can be safely estimated at 2 percent or less, or $30,000. That disparity ...

With eight members facing the end of their tenures, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission has cobbled together 12 last-chance policy changes to consider before a new governor takes office.