by Kevin Featherly | Oct 6, 2021 | Premium
Updated, 11:57 a.m., Oct. 6: The defendant did not understand that by pleading guilty, he waived his right to appeal what he claimed was a violation of his speedy-trial rights. The delay was traceable to Judge Fred Karasov's September 2019 heart attack. Sorry, but...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 4, 2021 | Features, Premium, The Agenda
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan address the media during a June 24 press conference. (Photo: Kevin Featherly) Your guide to what's going on, coming up this week Table of Contents Minnesota Governor Courts, public defenders to get...
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 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...
by Barbara L. Jones | Sep 23, 2021 | Lawyers, MN Courts, Premium
A divided Supreme Court Wednesday revived a case of a resort worker who died after falling down what her estate claims were fatally flawed stairs, reversing a summary judgment for the resort and its owner. Sorry, but if you are not a Session/Law member, you are not...
