Minnesota Lawyer

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s dismissal of claims brought by Minnesotans who did not receive their complete health records from providers within the 30-day time period set out in the Minnesota Health Records Act.

It happens in court cases from time to time: Lawyers and judges discussing the meaning of a law can’t access the text they need to review.

A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case that shocked a nation and galvanized the modern civil rights movement.

Business lawyer Jim Schultz won the Republican primary Tuesday to take on Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded nearly $1.5 million Tuesday to settle a lawsuit.

After being severely injured in an accident involving a crane rented from Viant Crane Service LLC, Shade Boda brought a products liability lawsuit. Affirming the district court, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment for Viant on Aug. 2.

The University of Minnesota Law School has announced the appointment of Ra’Shya Ghee as its inaugural assistant dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ghee will join Minnesota Law in this capacity in mid-August.

Recent evidence showing that Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent at least 29 text messages to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to help overturn the 2020 election has reignited a long-simmering debate about judicial ethics and the nation’s highest court.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota have settled a lawsuit alleging that the city of Faribault’s housing rental ordinance encouraged landlords to discriminate against people of color.

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