Minnesota Lawyer

Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Scott v. Harris was notable for a couple of reasons: Most importantly, it established a bright-line rule for high-speed ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court just upheld the premeditated murder conviction of a man involved in a shooting death. The high court found that, even though ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court struck down the Minneapolis “photo-cop” ordinances on the ground that they conflict with state law regulating traffic. The decision affirms the ...

Supreme Court Civil Opinions Attorney Discipline Disbarred Disbarment is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for an attorney who engaged in self-dealing when purchasing a client’s property, ...

SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL OPINIONS EVIDENCE Extrajudicial Statement by Domestic Abuse Victim Where a victim of domestic assault told two hospital nurses that defendant, her former ...

Supreme Court Criminal Opinions ACCOMPLICE AFTER THE FACT Sentencing; Multiple Counts Even though defendant was an accomplice after-the-fact to three underlying offenses, each related to ...

Supreme Court Criminal Opinions Murder Sufficient Evidence 1. The evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for first-degree premeditated murder. 2. The trial court did ...

Supreme Court Civil Opinions Attorney Discipline Indefinite Suspension An attorney’s misconduct in (1) borrowing money from a client without advising the client to seek independent ...