by Barbara L. Jones | Sep 30, 2021 | MN Courts, News
Supreme Court Justices Margaret Chutich, G. Barry Anderson and Chief Justice Lorie Gildea heard In Re the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: K.K. and K.M.R. arguments on Aug.10. (Image courtesy Judicial Branch.) Supreme Court: Child’s best interests govern...
by Kevin Featherly | Sep 30, 2021 | MN Courts, News, Premium
A labor union is suing the Minnesota Judicial Branch over a new statewide order that will require court reporters to prepare in forma pauperis transcripts during normal work hours. To court reporters, that is a major shift in policy that effectively scales back their...
by Kevin Featherly | Sep 29, 2021 | News, Premium, US Courts
Roseville’s school district can’t use state law to avoid releasing information to plaintiffs in twin federal lawsuits that claim a teacher assaulted and discriminated against Black students while school officials did nothing, a magistrate judge rules. Sorry, but if...
by Barbara L. Jones | Sep 28, 2021 | MN Courts, News
Stock photo: Leon Ardho, Pexels.com Court of Appeals finds tenant gym without defenses, despite Walz executive order In what is apparently the first COVID-19-related eviction case to come out of the state Court of Appeals, the court Monday limited the...
by Kevin Featherly | Sep 27, 2021 | Features, Premium, The Agenda
Rep. Carlos Mariani, DFL-St. Paul, is unwilling to go backward. “I have no intention to go back to the law that we replaced,” the powerful chair of the House Public Safety committee said. Sorry, but if you are not a Session/Law member, you are not authorized to view...