488 ABA Journal Minnesota articles.
For the past decade or so, Howard Kieffer has reportedly represented clients in federal cases in 10 states. The problem is, he reportedly wasn’t properly licensed to practice law in…
Sep 16, 2008 9:14 PM CDT
A lawyer for Sen. Larry Craig said in oral arguments yesterday that his client should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly…
Sep 11, 2008 1:05 PM CDT
A Minnesota judge has been accused by a state disciplinary body of referring at least 19 divorce mediation cases to his personal attorney, in exchange for a $64,000 discount on…
Aug 28, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
A Minnesota lawyer for victims of pedophile priests has posted addresses and some phone numbers of alleged Chicago abusers on his website.
Jeffrey Anderson of St. Paul told…
Aug 15, 2008 12:11 PM CDT
A Minneapolis law firm is poking fun at the job interview process with a new website called “the lawyer job interview translator.”
The online recruitment tool is the…
Jul 22, 2008 6:02 PM CDT
Should male lawyers and law students in courthouses refrain from wearing earrings? A career adviser from the University of Minnesota Law School is advising caution.
“In the same way that…
Jul 17, 2008 6:02 PM CDT
A Minnesota judge has upheld a restraining order banning a teenager with autism from his local Catholic church, which contends he is dangerous to other parishioners.
“Todd County District Judge…
Jul 1, 2008 6:14 PM CDT
Willful violations by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of wage-and-hour rules in Minnesota could require the mega-retailer to pay $2 billion in penalties for more than 2 million such infractions involving $6.5…
Jul 1, 2008 4:06 PM CDT
Apparently feeling he had nothing left to lose, a Minnesota man convicted in a double murder case yesterday turned on his lawyer as a sentencing hearing began shortly after the…
Jun 11, 2008 5:03 PM CDT
There is no basis to launch a full-scale investigation into expenditures by Minnesota’s attorney general, Lori Swanson, a state auditor says.
“But an unflattering portrait of a pressure-cooker environment in…
Jun 3, 2008 8:12 PM CDT
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled for a couple who spanked their 12-year-old boy with a paddle, refusing to establish a bright-line rule that the infliction of pain constitutes physical…
Jun 2, 2008 12:12 PM CDT
A staff lawyer who had criticized her boss, Minnesota attorney general Lori Swanson, over claimed ethics issues related to the filing of two lawsuits against mortgage foreclosure rescue companies has…
May 28, 2008 7:13 PM CDT
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a judge’s refusal to appoint a new lawyer for a defendant who attacked his public defender in court.
The appeals court said William…
May 14, 2008 11:14 AM CDT
A Minnesota driver who struck and killed a dog has sued its owner for damages.
Jeffery Ely maintains he deserves about $1,100 compensation for damage to his car and the…
May 9, 2008 4:18 PM CDT
A Minnesota attorney reportedly is livid after Becker County officials admitted that they have been recording his telephone calls with an incarcerated client.
Although the officials say they haven’t actually…
Mar 13, 2008 10:19 PM CDT
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