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A look at a dozen eclectic cases decided by the State Supreme Court during that landmark year.
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Read More »Perspectives: 1968: A landmark year in Minnesota law, too
Perspectives: Arbitration appeals attract attention
Two cases, shattering the shield that effectively has barred oversight of the merits of an arbitrator’s ruling, share some similarities.
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Read More »Perspectives: No disguising Halloween lawsuits here
Since the range of Minnesota case law is so broad, from criminal matters to family law disputes, there is no disguising that in this state Halloween is rich in litigation lore.
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Read More »Perspectives: Ford v. Kavanaugh: privilege of defamation
Can Kavanaugh sue his accusers for defamation or, conversely, can they pursue litigation against him or others who publicly condemned them for their mendacity?
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Read More »Perspectives: Taking the 25th Amendment: Minnesota matters
One feature that has been overlooked in the contemplation of Taking the 25th is its Minnesota roots.
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Read More »Perspectives: Secret recording surges … and it’s legal, too
Clandestine recording of presidential conversations has a significant and sordid history.
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Read More »Perspectives: Quitters resigned to lost unemployment benefits
Why Minnesota employees who quit their jobs are nearly always resigned to losing their claims for benefits before returning to the labor force.
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Read More »Perspectives: Reversals of fortune: precedents overruled here
The doctrine of stare decisis upholds prior precedent, regardless of the merits of the matter. But the tenet is not talismanic.
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Read More »Perspectives: The year of the voter: Minnesota matters
Reviewing the Supreme Court’s recent seven decisions concerning a variety of balloting brouhahas.
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Read More »Perspectives: Immigration imbroglios in 8th Circuit litigation
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addressed a pair of immigration cases last month that raised interesting and important issues.
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