Minnesota Lawyer

The CARES Act makes some significant changes to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that affect debt restructuring and participation in federal relief programs.

A federal judge in California has blocked a rule that Michigan, seven other states and four big-city school districts said would unlawfully allow too much pandemic relief aid to be diverted from K-12 public schools to private ones.

If someone confesses to multiple crimes, there must be sufficient evidence of each offense to sustain a conviction, according to a Minnesota Court of Appeals opinion published recently.

A judge ordered an Iowa county Thursday to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, agreeing with President Donald Trump’s campaign that its elections commissioner overstepped his authority by pre-filling them with voters’ personal information.

Applications are being taken for a spot on the 9th Judicial District bench that is opening with retirement of Judge Charles H. LeDuc.

Anoka County Jail workers were required to refer all foreign-born detainees to U.S. immigration officials regardless of their immigration status, a federal judge has found.

This is a good time to remind business deal makers and inventors — especially newer entrepreneurs and start-up companies — to follow a comprehensive check list to protect the ownership of their new products and services prior to disclosing them to a third party.

When the coronavirus pandemic swept the county, most public gatherings were shut down, including bar exams. As such, many recent graduates had to readjust their professional plans.

Minneapolis family law attorney Lisa Elliott still gets calls for advice from attorneys and others around the country based on her work on client David Rucki’s divorce from Sandra Grazzini-Rucki.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied an attempt by the Montana secretary of state to restore Green Party candidates to the November ballot — striking a blow to a Republican-bankrolled effort that threatened to siphon votes from Democratic candidates.