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Minnesota court rules state abortion laws unconstitutional

JURIST

JULY 13, 2022

A Minnesota district court ruled Monday that state “abortion laws relating to mandated physician care, hospitalization, criminalization, parental notification, and informed consent are unconstitutional” under Minnesota’s State Constitution. Together they argued that the Minnesota laws were unconstitutional.

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Minnesota Senate passes bill ensuring minimum wage and benefits for rideshare drivers

JURIST

MAY 22, 2023

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill mandating rideshare companies to provide their drivers a minimum wage and other benefits on Sunday in a narrow vote of 35-32. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has not yet said if he will or will not sign this bill. The bill requires that all drivers be compensated $1.45 per mile within the Minneapolis-St.

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“Two new justices will create female majority on Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Tim Walz elevates Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas and Stearns County Judge Sarah Hennesy”

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APRIL 22, 2024

“Two new justices will create female majority on Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. The post “Two new justices will create female majority on Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Tim Walz elevates Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas and Stearns County Judge Sarah Hennesy” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Minnesota appeals court remands state agency permit for PolyMet copper-nickel mine

JURIST

JULY 21, 2021

The Minnesota Court of Appeals remanded on Monday a permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency after finding that Poly Met Mining Inc. ” PolyMet sought to obtain state and federal permits to build the first copper-nickel platinum mine in Minnesota. PolyMet) may have engaged in “sham permitting.”

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Minnesota court strikes down law requiring 21-year-old age minimum for handgun permit

JURIST

APRIL 2, 2023

A federal judge for the US District Court of Minnesota Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring individuals to be at least 21 to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in public. The post Minnesota court strikes down law requiring 21-year-old age minimum for handgun permit appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Conservation groups challenge Minnesota copper mine permit

JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2022

Open-pit copper mining is not allowed in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest due to its devastating and irreplaceable effects natural resources. According to the complaint, the proposed mine would also have lasting effects on the surrounding forest areas, wetlands, and the migratory species entering into the Minnesota forest.

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“Governor announces six finalists for two Minnesota Supreme Court seats; By midsummer, Walz is replacing retiring justices G. Barry Anderson and Margaret Chutich”

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APRIL 1, 2024

“Governor announces six finalists for two Minnesota Supreme Court seats; By midsummer, Walz is replacing retiring justices G. The post “Governor announces six finalists for two Minnesota Supreme Court seats; By midsummer, Walz is replacing retiring justices G.

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Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Rule 410 Waiver Triggered in Murder Trial

EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Similar to its federal counterpart, Minnesota Rule of Evidence 410 provides that Evidence of a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, or a plea of nolo contendere, or of an offer to plead guilty or nolo contendere to the crime charged.

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Minnesota Legal Kiosk Project

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Palmer we learned today about this Minnesota project that started last year. Thanks to a tweet from attorney Mark C. The project issued the following press release on May 3, 2021. Read more ».

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Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Minnesota Judge Thomas Gillian denied concerned parents’ request on Tuesday to force all public schools within the state to mandate masks. The post Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Minnesota Lawyer Gets Suspended License As Retirement Gift

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The post Minnesota Lawyer Gets Suspended License As Retirement Gift appeared first on Above the Law. No refunds.

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Former Minnesota police officer convicted of aiding and abetting George Floyd murder

JURIST

MAY 2, 2023

A Minnesota state court Monday convicted former police officer Tou Thao of aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. This verdict comes only a few weeks after a Minnesota appeals court affirmed the ruling against Derek Chauvin, the officer primarily responsible for Floyd’s death.

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Minnesota police officer who shot Daunte Wright charged with second-degree manslaughter

JURIST

APRIL 14, 2021

The Washington County, Minnesota Attorney’s Office Wednesday announced a second-degree manslaughter charge against Kimberly Potter, the white police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. Potter fatally shot Wright on Sunday, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

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Private security company barred from sending armed guards to polling places in Minnesota

JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A Tennessee private security company recruiting military veterans to ‘protect’ polls in Minnesota will face new restrictions as part of a settlement with local civic engagement organizations. The assurance required Atlas to keep its business out of Minnesota until January 2022.

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Hearing Set For Minnesota Crime Reform Bill

The Crime Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

Bill sponsor Kelley Moller has met with members of the committee and Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) executive director Artika Roller to talk about what victim advocates need in order to better support victims of violent crime.

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“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. Tim Pawlenty elevated her in 2010”

HowAppealing

JUNE 15, 2023

“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. And Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson of Minnesota Public Radio News report that “ Chief Justice Gildea to leave Minnesota high court in October.”

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Justices rule Minnesota county violated takings clause

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 25, 2023

Share In 2016, a Minnesota county sold 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler’s condo at auction after she failed to pay her property taxes for several years. Indeed, Roberts observed, even Minnesota itself “recognizes that in other contexts a property owner is entitled to the surplus in excess of her debt.”

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Minnesota Supreme Court says federal marijuana ban preempts state workers’ compensation law

JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday held that federal law preempts a state Workers’ Compensation (WC) law requiring employers to reimburse injured employees for medical marijuana. The court then held that the CSA preempts the WC court’s orders mandating the former employers to pay for respondents’ medical marijuana.

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“Supreme Court rejects case from fired worker denied jobless benefits after refusing vaccine; Minnesota said the worker’s objections to the COVID-19 vaccine were based less on religion and more on her belief that it didn’t work; The worker argued her body is a ‘temple of the Holy Spirit’”

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APRIL 1, 2024

“Supreme Court rejects case from fired worker denied jobless benefits after refusing vaccine; Minnesota said the worker’s objections to the COVID-19 vaccine were based less on religion and more on her belief that it didn’t work; The worker argued her body is a ‘temple of the Holy Spirit’”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this (..)

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Minnesota judge reinstates third-degree murder charge in trial of George Floyd’s killer

JURIST

MARCH 12, 2021

The decision came on the third day of the much-anticipated trial for the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Last Friday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the District Court must reconsider the additional third-degree murder charge. The original complaint in the case was filed on May 29.

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Mike Lindell Gets Ritually Pantsed In Minnesota Court. Twice.

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The post Mike Lindell Gets Ritually Pantsed In Minnesota Court. Come for the Lindell smackdown, stay for the major side eye at Judge Aileen Cannon. appeared first on Above the Law.

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“Justice Natalie Hudson will be first Black chief of Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Walz also named his former general counsel Karl Procaccini to the state’s highest bench Wednesday”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 27, 2023

“Justice Natalie Hudson will be first Black chief of Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. The post “Justice Natalie Hudson will be first Black chief of Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Walz also named his former general counsel Karl Procaccini to the state’s highest bench Wednesday” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Less Risk of Prejudice With Judicial Interrogation at a Bench Trial

EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Similar to its federal counterpart, Minnesota Rule of Evidence 614(b) states that "[t]he court may interrogate witnesses, whether called by itself or by a party." The Supreme Court of Minnesota has found that "courts ordinarily should exercise that authority 'with.

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Minnesota Police Officer Charged For Harassing Calls That Allegedly Led To Armed Confrontation

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

A Minnesota police officer has been charged with two counts of harassment and one count of misconduct for allegedly making more than 30 calls after midnight one evening to a local Oakdale, Minnesota man with an active warrant that he had been ordered to surveil, Samantha Fischer reports for KARE11.

Minnesota Cops Volunteer to Teach Teens How to Drive

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In Rochester, Minnesota, 20 police officers are volunteering as driver ed instructors to assist teens in obtaining their licenses for lower costs, Catharine Richert reports for NPR. Instead of paying the regular $400 class fee, students are encouraged to pay what they can afford. The initiative provides a boon to teens trying to get jobs.

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Minnesota judge’s ruling allows longer sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd murder case

JURIST

MAY 13, 2021

The Minnesota judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin’s murder trial issued a ruling on Wednesday that could significantly increase the amount of time Chauvin spends in prison. Three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in Floyd’s death—J.

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Two Minnesota Farmers Charged in $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2023

Two Cottonwood County, Minnesota men were charged for defrauding $46 million in an organic grain fraud scheme on Friday. The two allegedly conspired to cheat grain purchasers the millions by selling non-GMO grains falsely labeled as “organic.”

Minnesota House Passes Legislation to Prohibit Private Prisons

The Crime Report

MARCH 24, 2023

On Thursday night, the Minnesota House of Representatives approved a bill banning private prisons in the state, KSTP reports. Since 2010, Minnesota has not had any private prisons since Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton closed down and companion legislation is still under consideration by the Senate. The bill, authored by Rep.

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Minnesota Tackles Rise in Police Officers with PTSD

The Crime Report

APRIL 28, 2023

Minnesota has experienced a surge in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among police officers, leading to a sharp increase in pension duty disability applications and worker compensation costs, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene report for Route Fifty.

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“An Abortion Clinic One Year Later: After the fall of Roe v. Wade, North Dakota’s Red River Women’s Clinic moved two miles away, into Minnesota and a new political reality.”

HowAppealing

JUNE 23, 2023

Wade, North Dakota’s Red River Women’s Clinic moved two miles away, into Minnesota and a new political reality.” Wade, North Dakota’s Red River Women’s Clinic moved two miles away, into Minnesota and a new political reality.” ” Emily Witt of The New Yorker has this report.

“Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code; In a wide-ranging interview at the University of Minnesota that was disrupted temporarily by demonstrators, the justice said that ethics rules would help with greater public transparency”

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

“Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code; In a wide-ranging interview at the University of Minnesota that was disrupted temporarily by demonstrators, the justice said that ethics rules would help with greater public transparency”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

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Minnesota lifer may be first woman to take proctored LSAT in prison

ABA Journal

AUGUST 26, 2021

A Minnesota inmate sentenced to life in prison without parole may be the first woman to take a proctored Law School Admission Test while incarcerated. Maureen…

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Minnesota Jail Ordered to Reduce Capacity

The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Corrections has ordered the Ramsey County Jail to reduce its inmate population to 324 from 360 after multiple incidents where incarcerated people who needed emergency attention did not receive it, including one recent incident where an inmate was left “bleeding for more than two hours without any attention from correctional (..)

Minnesota city reaches $3.25M settlement with family of Black man killed by police

JURIST

JUNE 23, 2022

This settlement is the third largest civil rights wrongful death settlement in Minnesota. The post Minnesota city reaches $3.25M settlement with family of Black man killed by police appeared first on JURIST - News. Lawyers representing Daunte Wright’s family announced Wednesday they had reached a monetary settlement of $3.25

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Minnesota judge denies motions for continuance and change of venue in George Floyd murder trial

JURIST

MARCH 20, 2021

Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill denied motions for continuance and change of venue on Friday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the man charged with the murder of George Floyd. I don’t think there is any place in the state of Minnesota that has not been subjected to extreme amounts of publicity on this case.”

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Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean, Nafi Soumare reports for the Minnesota Reformer. billion in cumulative wages are lost every year in Minnesota due to convictions that should be expunged.

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Minnesota Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana and Expunge Criminal Records for Marijuana Offenses

The Crime Report

MAY 1, 2023

Minnesota has passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. The automatic expungement of misdemeanor marijuana records would be overseen by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This is part of a broader move towards social equity and racial justice.

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Minnesota lifer will attend online law school accredited by the ABA after variance granted

ABA Journal

JUNE 14, 2022

In what may be a first, Minnesota inmate Maureen Onyelobi will attend online classes this fall at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Onyelobi learned…

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“Professor Xiao Wang in the Minnesota Law Review Refutes A Position I Do Not Hold; When you say someone is wrong, quote them, to ensure you are properly attributing their view”

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

“Professor Xiao Wang in the Minnesota Law Review Refutes A Position I Do Not Hold; When you say someone is wrong, quote them, to ensure you are properly attributing their view”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

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“Twitter rejects blue check mark verification for former Viking, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page; According to Twitter, the pro football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice lacks the ‘notability’ needed before it bestows its coveted blue check mark signaling verification”

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AUGUST 28, 2021

“Twitter rejects blue check mark verification for former Viking, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page; According to Twitter, the pro football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice lacks the ‘notability’ needed before it bestows its coveted blue check mark signaling verification”: Paul Walsh of The Minneapolis (..)

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Minnesota Police Coordinate With Pipeline Company to Thwart Protesters

The Crime Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

A special account set up by the state of Minnesota has distributed $2.3 Line 3 opponents have long raised concerns about payments made to law enforcement by Enbridge to cover pipeline-related policing. million in Enbridge funds to public safety agencies so far.

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Minnesota Moves To Shield LGBTQ Citizens and Travelers From Laws Criminalizing Trans Healthcare

The Crime Report

MARCH 13, 2023

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order last week in order to protect LGBTQ people from his state and others who are seeking gender-affirming healthcare. This executive order follows legislation awaiting a floor vote in the House that would allow Minnesota to become a “trans refuge state.”

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Minnesota appeals court rejects request to delay trial of former police officer who killed George Floyd

JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday dismissed the prosecution’s request to delay the March trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged will killing George Floyd, after the prosecution cited safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Tracy Smith led a three-judge panel that dismissed the requests.

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“States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes, Supreme Court Rules; In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when a Minnesota county sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes”

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MAY 25, 2023

“States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes, Supreme Court Rules; In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when a Minnesota county sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Supreme Court in Tyler v. Hennepin County , No.

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Minnesota court rules state abortion laws unconstitutional

Minnesota Senate passes bill ensuring minimum wage and benefits for rideshare drivers

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“Two new justices will create female majority on Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Tim Walz elevates Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas and Stearns County Judge Sarah Hennesy”

Minnesota appeals court remands state agency permit for PolyMet copper-nickel mine

Minnesota court strikes down law requiring 21-year-old age minimum for handgun permit

Conservation groups challenge Minnesota copper mine permit

“Governor announces six finalists for two Minnesota Supreme Court seats; By midsummer, Walz is replacing retiring justices G. Barry Anderson and Margaret Chutich”

Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Rule 410 Waiver Triggered in Murder Trial

Minnesota Legal Kiosk Project

Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

Minnesota Lawyer Gets Suspended License As Retirement Gift

Former Minnesota police officer convicted of aiding and abetting George Floyd murder

Minnesota police officer who shot Daunte Wright charged with second-degree manslaughter

Private security company barred from sending armed guards to polling places in Minnesota

Hearing Set For Minnesota Crime Reform Bill

“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. Tim Pawlenty elevated her in 2010”

Justices rule Minnesota county violated takings clause

Minnesota Supreme Court says federal marijuana ban preempts state workers’ compensation law

Minnesota judge reinstates third-degree murder charge in trial of George Floyd’s killer

Mike Lindell Gets Ritually Pantsed In Minnesota Court. Twice.

“Justice Natalie Hudson will be first Black chief of Minnesota Supreme Court; Gov. Walz also named his former general counsel Karl Procaccini to the state’s highest bench Wednesday”

Supreme Court of Minnesota Finds Less Risk of Prejudice With Judicial Interrogation at a Bench Trial

Minnesota Police Officer Charged For Harassing Calls That Allegedly Led To Armed Confrontation

Minnesota Cops Volunteer to Teach Teens How to Drive

Minnesota judge’s ruling allows longer sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd murder case

Two Minnesota Farmers Charged in $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

Minnesota House Passes Legislation to Prohibit Private Prisons

Minnesota Tackles Rise in Police Officers with PTSD

“An Abortion Clinic One Year Later: After the fall of Roe v. Wade, North Dakota’s Red River Women’s Clinic moved two miles away, into Minnesota and a new political reality.”

“Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code; In a wide-ranging interview at the University of Minnesota that was disrupted temporarily by demonstrators, the justice said that ethics rules would help with greater public transparency”

Minnesota lifer may be first woman to take proctored LSAT in prison

Minnesota Jail Ordered to Reduce Capacity

Minnesota city reaches $3.25M settlement with family of Black man killed by police

Minnesota judge denies motions for continuance and change of venue in George Floyd murder trial

Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

Minnesota Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana and Expunge Criminal Records for Marijuana Offenses

Minnesota lifer will attend online law school accredited by the ABA after variance granted

“Professor Xiao Wang in the Minnesota Law Review Refutes A Position I Do Not Hold; When you say someone is wrong, quote them, to ensure you are properly attributing their view”

Minnesota Police Coordinate With Pipeline Company to Thwart Protesters

Minnesota Moves To Shield LGBTQ Citizens and Travelers From Laws Criminalizing Trans Healthcare

Minnesota appeals court rejects request to delay trial of former police officer who killed George Floyd

“States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes, Supreme Court Rules; In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when a Minnesota county sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes”

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