Unavailability Under Minn. R. Evid. 804(a)(5) Requires Use of Compulsory Process Before Admitting a Co-Defendant’s Statement Against Interest I. Introduction In State of Minnesota v. Derrick Lamon...
Municipal Authority to Choose Paper or Electronic Polling Place Rosters for Any Election Under Minn. Stat. § 201.225 1. Introduction In City of Oak Grove v. Steve Simon, in his official capacity as...
Public-Employer Discretion After CORA Rehabilitation Documentation; ALJ Recommendation Not Final When Timely Rejected/Modified 1. Introduction Case: Jeremy McNitt, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v....
Warndahl Attenuation Governs Suppression of “New Crime” Evidence Following an Unconstitutional Seizure (and Vehicular Flight May Be Admissible) Case: State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Norton Engel...
Substantive Due Process Bars Predatory-Offender Registration Triggered by a Predatory Charge Ending in a Trial Judgment of Acquittal 1. Introduction In Chad Loran Siegel v. Drew Evans (Minn. Aug. 19,...
Trustee Appointment Is a Condition Precedent to Commencing a Minnesota Wrongful Death Action Case: Keith D Hagfors, as Trustee for the Next of Kin of Sara E Hagfors v. Fairview Health Services, et...
Zielinski “Reasonable-Probability” Standard Governs Denials of Vacatur Petitions Under the 2023 Felony-Murder Relief Act Case: Ryan Grant v. State of Minnesota Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota Date:...
Early Voting Requires Election Judges: Minnesota Election-Day Judge Duties Apply Throughout the 18-Day Early Voting Period 1. Introduction In Minnesota Voters Alliance v. City of Minneapolis (Minn....
Appraisal-and-Tolling Demands Alone Do Not Create a Justiciable Insurance Dispute in Minnesota 1. Introduction In CVC Investments LLP, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Minn. Aug. 5,...
Injury-in-Fact Standing Makes “Shareholder” Status Under Minn. Stat. § 302A.751 a Merits Issue Subject to Forfeiture (Not a Jurisdictional Standing Bar) 1. Introduction This Minnesota Supreme Court...
Mandatory Dismissal of Untimely Unemployment Appeals: No ULJ Discretion to Excuse Late Filing Under Minn. Stat. §§ 268.101, subd. 2(f) and 268.105, subd. 1a(c) 1. Introduction In Jordan L. Oslund v....
Recoupment Extinguishes a Mechanic’s Lien (and § 514.14 Fees) When Negligent-Construction Damages Exceed the Lien Case: Sustainable 9, LLC d/b/a Sustainable 9 Design + Build v. Jacqueline Coleman,...
Receiver Quasi‑Judicial Immunity Is Motive‑Blind When Acts Fall Within the Receivership Scope Case: Seven Acquisition LLC v. Gregg Williams (Minn. Aug. 5, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota...
Disbarment Presumed When Felony Payroll-Tax Crime Arises from Law Practice and Client Funds Are Intentionally Misappropriated Introduction In In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Kassius O....
Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Controlled-Substance Sale Requires Intent as to Statutory Weight Threshold Case: State of Minnesota v. Mohamed Abdulgani Ahmed (Minn. Sup. Ct. July 29, 2026) Author:...
Act Petitions: No Credibility Determinations Without an Evidentiary Hearing Introduction In Scott County Tyrel Lamar Patterson v. State of Minnesota (Minn. July 22, 2026), the Minnesota Supreme Court...
Termination of the General Contractor Contract Triggers Accrual Under Minn. Stat. § 541.051 1. Introduction In American Family Insurance Company a/s/o Nicholas Oelke v. NB Electric, Inc. dba East...
Specific-Unanimity Required for Single-Count, Multi-Act Proof of Penetration; State v. Rucker Overruled 1. Introduction In State of Minnesota v. Ge Yang (Minn. July 22, 2026), the Minnesota Supreme...
DSM Text Revisions Count as the “Most Recently Published Edition”; PTSD Presumption Rebuttal Is Not Limited to IPEs and Outdated-DSM IPEs Are Weighable Evidence 1. Introduction In Nicholas Rowe v....
Specific-Unanimity Required When One Count Is Proven by Multiple Distinct Acts Case: State of Minnesota v. Tracey Dee Keyes (Minn. July 15, 2026) | Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota | Disposition:...