by Barbara L. Jones | Oct 14, 2021 | MN Courts, News
Stock photo: AJJohn784, Getty Images Dissent worries ruling widens door for pretextual stops On a bitterly cold night in Clay County, along the North Dakota border, Larry Dale Taylor was pulled over for having no license plate in the front of his truck...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 14, 2021 | MN Attorney General, MN Courts, News, Premium
Finding it's impossible to comply with both state and federal laws, the state Supreme Court has put a screeching halt to mandatory medical marijuana reimbursements under Minnesota’s worker’s compensation statute. Sorry, but if you are not a Session/Law member, you...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 13, 2021 | Lawyers, MN Attorney General, MN Courts, News, Premium
While arguing Tuesday that former DNR regional director Lori Dowling Hanson was illegally fired as a whistleblower, her attorney Marshall Tanick urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to take a step that would affect loads of future employment-law cases. Sorry, but if...
by Barbara L. Jones | Oct 12, 2021 | Lawyers, MN Courts, News
Stock photo: Getty Images. Court of Appeals says Davis was ‘exonerated’ by its reading of statute A Hennepin County trial court was wrong to deny a man compensation on a theory that he was not “exonerated” when his attempted murder conviction...
by Barbara L. Jones | Oct 7, 2021 | News, US Courts
Stock photo: JComp, Getty Images Dispute centers on 2020 police sweeps of homeless encampments A group of homeless plaintiffs may proceed with their federal lawsuit against Hennepin County and other defendants in connection with police sweeps of their...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 5, 2021 | MN Capitol, News, Police Reform
House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (Photo: Kevin Featherly) ‘We need leadership in Hennepin County,’ he says UPDATE, 3:15 p.m., Tues., Oct. 5: Noting that there has already been significant turnover in legislative leadership recently. a campaign...
