Minnesota Lawyer

A neurosurgeon may choose to continue pursuing his defamation suit stemming from the suspension of his clinical privileges at a Twin Cities-based health care system even after losing a round in a split opinion from an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.

Seven months after the final votes were cast, another court decision involving a contested November election was released recently, this time by the Minnesota Supreme Court.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed state regulators’ key approvals of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.

The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd is seeking not only a new trial but also a hearing to “impeach the verdict” by investigating potential juror misconduct.

One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin of murder in George Floyd’s death says expert testimony about asphyxiation and the former Minneapolis police officer’s own body camera video convinced her he was guilty.

The owner and developer of the Dayton’s Project in downtown Minneapolis is suing its debt holder over claims the debt was purchased in a “predatory loan-to-own scheme.”

A public member is sought to serve on the 13-member Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education, according to a release from the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Three young adults have filed a federal lawsuit alleging Minnesota’s minimum age of 21 to carry a gun is unconstitutional.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s finding that a woman convicted of manslaughter who later had that conviction overturned — though with a judge later describing her as a “linchpin” in the murder case — is eligible for compensation for the time she was in prison.

The Minnesota Supreme Court's administrative order gives an advisory committee until July 2022 to report on the pilot program and recommend continuing, expanding, or discontinuing it.