Minnesota Lawyer

As they have been in recent years for many residents of Hennepin County, crime and policing were at the forefront at a forum between Hennepin County attorney candidates Mary Moriarty and Martha Holton Dimick Thursday night.

Exculpatory clauses can be used to limit liability for negligence, but those clauses had better be written clearly.

Racially imbalanced school systems, even if the state contributed to the imbalance, do not violate the Education Clause of the Minnesota Constitution, so long as the imbalance was caused by de facto segregation.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled last week that the state’s health department had the authority to enforce COVID-19 restrictions and impose penalties against food and drink establishments that violated them.

Last month, in an effort to reduce the number of deficient briefs filed with the court, the Eighth Circuit’s Clerk’s Office initiated a new Brief Quality Control Program.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled an ex-wife gets part of 401(k) account the pair didn’t disclose when divorcing.

The justices surmise that a public reprimand and two-year supervised probation won't deter future misconduct from a Minnesota attorney.

A creditor is once again unsuccessful in its efforts to recover money lost in Tom Petters’ massive Ponzi scheme.

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.

The Court of Appeals rules that a defendant's rights were violated at trial despite a lower court's COVID-19 concerns for people in the courtroom.