The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a portion of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act that bars lying about a party endorsement does not violate the First Amendment.
Read More »Widower wins insurance dispute
The 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruling faults a poor benefits enrollment system.
Read More »Lawyer suspended for wrongly placing client’s money in business account
A 75-year-old lawyer who is no longer taking on new clients has been suspended from the practice of law for 90 days.
Read More »Legally (but not factually) innocent
Possessing a BB gun — even though that BB gun is no longer considered a firearm under Minnesota law — does not establish factual innocence to make one eligible for exoneration compensation.
Read More »Minneapolis man found guilty of lying in vote fraud trial
A Minneapolis man was found guilty Tuesday of lying to a federal grand jury about abusing a process for submitting absentee ballots for other voters during Minnesota’s primary election in August 2020.
Read More »Faegre Drinker partners help lead ‘AI-X team’
Two partners in Faegre Drinker’s Minneapolis office are co-leading sectors of the firm’s newly launched artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making team.
Read More »Large Trump flag is protected speech, court rules
The Minnesota Court of Appeals decided that flying a 30-by-50-foot “TRUMP 2020: Keep America Great” flag constitutes protected speech.
Read More »Court leak appalls legal community
Until now, there have been no leaks of Supreme Court draft opinions, and gossip about the court has not amounted to premature announcements of decisions.
Read More »Abortion will stay legal here, but restrictions challenged
The leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade has set the legal community abuzz. Minnesotans are considering questions of how this decision may affect the state.
Read More »Wage violations alleged on Viking Lakes project
The local carpenters union and worker representatives said Thursday that dozens of construction workers have been shortchanged for labor performed on Viking Lakes in Eagan.
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