by Barbara L. Jones | Oct 26, 2021 | Free, MN Corrections, MN Courts, News, US Courts
Stillwater prison inmate, January 2019. (Photo: Kevin Featherly) In law-making finding, court applies ‘deliberate indifference’ standard A prison inmate’s lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Corrections for injuries caused by allegedly improper...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 25, 2021 | Features, Premium, The Agenda
Judiciary chair Q&A: "When you have prosecutors that don't prosecute entire classes of crime, it puts the public in ultimate danger. It encourages an emboldens criminals." Sorry, but if you are not a Session/Law member, you are not authorized to view the Premium...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 21, 2021 | Lawyers, MN Courts, News, Premium
The Court of Appeals took on the thorny subject of pretextual traffic stops and racial profiling during oral arguments Wednesday in State vs. Roy Lemond McPipe. But in doing so, the court ran into a problem almost immediately. Sorry, but if you are not a Session/Law...
by Barbara L. Jones | Oct 19, 2021 | MN Courts, News
Stock image: Kgtoh, Getty Images Drugs, gun found in locked bedroom were circumstantial evidence that add up to guilt A man’s attempt to shed blame on his roommates for drugs and a gun found in his locked bedroom during a no-knock search gained no...
by Kevin Featherly | Oct 18, 2021 | Features, Premium, The Agenda
The state’s Judicial Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve 2.5% salary increases for all judges and court staff in the second year of the biennium. Now the Judicial Branch only has to sell the governor and the legislature on the idea. Sorry, but if you are...
