The death in late March of longtime civil rights icon Joseph E. Lowery recalls his important, albeit involuntary, role in the development of libel law in this country and in Minnesota as well.
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Perspectives: Supreme Court religion case rooted here
One of the signature cases pending at the U.S. Supreme Court before its current term is scheduled to conclude in a couple of months concerns the use of state funds to pay tuition for students in parochial schools.
Read More »Perspectives: Deposing adverse counsel? Here’s how in 8th Circuit
Attorneys hankering to depose their adversary were recently furnished with a road map on how to do so by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read More »Perspectives: Legal issues jump up on Leap Day
It’s Leap Year, again.
Read More »Perspectives: Trump’s triumph(s) recalls past ballot battles here
Allowing President Donald Trump to be the only name on the Republican ballot for the upcoming Minnesota primary election recalls a couple of other high profile ballot brouhahas in this state.
Read More »Perspectives: Recent ruling recalls Prohibition roots here
While the proscription of the sale of most alcoholic beverages is a relic of a bygone era, legal issues relating to the sale of liquor remain the subject of litigation from time to time.
Read More »Perspectives: Is ‘severe or pervasive’ too severe or perverse?
It’s been a little more than two years since the rise of the #MeToo movement.
Read More »Perspectives: Boomers, beware that age bias law might not work
Baby boomers in Minnesota and some neighboring states were dealt a stunning setback a few weeks ago.
Read More »Perspectives: Roberts’ ‘swing’ vote has impact here
It turns out that both prognostications may prove prescient; the two trends may impact the law in general and here in Minnesota, too.
Read More »Perspectives: Gun issues still alive in D.C. and here, too
The inattention at the White House does not mean that the once-lively issue of gun safety is now dead.
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