Minnesota Legal News
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Southeastern Minnesota to add Veterans Court
WXOW News: "Many people admire the sacrifices made by those who serve in the military, but the scars left from the battles can be difficult for veterans to overcome. This leads some to a life of crime." -
Minn.: Nonprofit focusing on wrongful convictions moves to law school
Minnesota Daily: "The Innocence Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides legal support to wrongly convicted felons, moved to the University of Minnesota Law School earlier this month." -
MN court: Voter fraud group must be allowed voter data
MPR News: "The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court order for Secretary of State Steve Simon to turn over information on voters he has refused to give to a group that insists it may show evidence of voter fraud." -
A court room like no other hears MN Supreme Court Case
FOX 47 News: "Lawyers were arguing before the Minnesota Supreme Court at Humboldt High School Tuesday. The school’s auditorium turned court room is a part of the high court’s travelling oral arguments." -
Minn. Court of Appeals: Increase sentence for driver in fatal crash
Faribault.com: "The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a Rice County District Court judge’s decision not to send a St. Paul man to prison for a fatal August 2016 crash on I-35 and ordered he be resentenced." -
MN Supreme Court rules in DL case
DL-Online: "An employee experiences back problems and is no longer able to do the job they were hired to do in a safe manner. Does an employer always have to find ways to accommodate them? Turns out, not necessarily." -
Minn.: High school students learn about law in court
New Ulm Journal: "New Ulm High School students sat in and observed two Minnesota Court of Appeals oral argument cases at Brown County Courthouse Thursday to gain knowledge of judicial proceedings and how the courts operate." -
Could parole board make a comeback in Minnesota?
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "After decades behind bars, Minnesota inmates serving life sentences must pin their hopes for freedom on just one man. Paul Schnell, the newly appointed Department of Corrections commissioner who determines which offenders are granted supervised release, isn’t sure that’s fair — or wise." -
Justice pokes MN Supreme Court for 'Sesame Street' approach
MPR News: "There’s a good reason why Minnesota lawmakers spend hours during floor debate arguing about the wording of laws they intend to pass. Words matter. Take the state’s law on first-degree burglary, for example." -
MN Supreme Court: Mom shouldn’t have lost car when daughter used it to drive drunk
MPR News: "Megan Olson already had three DWI convictions to her name when she was arrested by Shakopee police in August 2015. Under Minnesota law, her 'first-degree DWI' meant the authorities could seize the car she was driving -- a 1999 Lexus."