Refusal of the Warrant-Specified Chemical Test Alone Supports Criminal Test-Refusal in Minnesota Introduction In State of Minnesota v. Brian Russell Lueck, A24-0250 (Minn. Nov. 12, 2025), the...
Prejudice Established When Counsel Urges Plea Due to Unpreparedness: Minnesota Supreme Court Centers Defendant’s Decision-Making in Ineffective-Assistance Claims Introduction In Tescil Romalis...
“Absolutely Privileged” in Minn. Stat. § 268.19, subd. 2(c) Is Immunity from Liability, Not an Evidentiary Bar Commentary on Thaleaha McBee v. Team Industries, Inc., Minnesota Supreme Court (Oct. 29,...
Facial Bans on Transgender Women Are Direct Evidence of MHRA Discrimination; “Legitimate Business Purpose” Requires BFOQ‑like Necessity and Does Not Apply to Public Accommodations Introduction In...
Nagle’s Rule: Corroboration of a CRI Tip Is a Factor—Not an Independent Requirement—But a Bare, One-Time Drug-Use Observation Within 72 Hours Does Not Establish Probable Cause Introduction In State...
Employee-Benefit Only: Minnesota Supreme Court Narrows Recreational Program Exclusion and Clarifies “Reasonably Incidental” Employment Activities Introduction In Erin Lindsay v. Minneapolis Public...
Riley v. Minnesota: Rule 27.03 Motions Are Not Time-Barred and PSIs/Sentencing Guidelines Do Not Control Mandatory Life Sentences Introduction In Adrian Dominic Riley v. State of Minnesota, the...
Overpayment Recovery Requires an Independent Legal Bar at the Time of Payment; PCA Choice Care Plans Must Be Kept in Agency Files Introduction In In the Matter of the SIRS Appeal by Best Care, LLC...
Pattern-Based Disbarment for Repeated Client Neglect, Dishonesty, and Unrefunded Flat Fees; Unconditional Refund Duty Reaffirmed — In re McCloud (Minn. 2025) The Minnesota Supreme Court disbarred...
State v. Weeks: Expert-Supported Fair-Cross-Section Claims Require Postconviction Hearings; § 609.04 Bars Multiple Murder Convictions Court: Minnesota Supreme Court Date: October 15, 2025...
Extraordinary Writs to Enforce Priority Admission Are Proceedings “Under Chapter 253B”: Appointed Counsel Required and County-Funded Fees Mandated Introduction In In the Matter of the Civil...
No Interlocutory Appeals Under Rule 103.03(b) for Trust Code Orders Restoring Property or Removing a Trustee Introduction In this precedential decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court clarifies a...
“Received” Means Where Any Recipient Takes Possession: Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Service-Receipt Sourcing Is Not Limited to Direct Customers Introduction In Humana MarketPoint, Inc., Relator...
Waiver-by-Acceptance Applies Equally to Publicly Subsidized and Private Tenancies; “Acceptance” Is a Fact Question Assessed by the Totality of Circumstances Introduction In Hook & Ladder Apartments,...
Two-Track Specificity for Restitution Challenges: Minnesota Supreme Court Requires Offenders to Specify “Item” versus “Amount” under Minn. Stat. § 611A.045, subd. 3(a) Introduction In State of...
When Legal Error Becomes Judicial Misconduct: Minnesota Supreme Court Adopts “Clear and Determined Law + Egregiousness” Test and Holds Rule 2.3(A) Requires Actual Bias Introduction In Inquiry into...
“At Any Time” Means At Any Time: Minnesota High Court Allows Unlimited Window to Seek Withdrawal of TPR Admissions and Imposes Prima Facie Hearing Threshold Decision: In the Matter of the Welfare of...
No Duty to Plead Around Affirmative Defenses: Minnesota Adopts “Unrebuttable Defense” Standard for Rule 12 Dismissals and Vacates Early Fee Awards Introduction In Doug Hoskin v. Josh Krsnak, the...
Bright-Line Ban on Extra-Record Fact-Finding in Postconviction Proceedings: Structural Error Under the Minnesota Constitution Introduction In State of Minnesota v. Buay David Duol (Minn. Sept. 3,...
DuPont v. Commissioner: Minnesota Endorses Net-Income Apportionment for Hedging Receipts and Allows Denominator-Only Distortion Showing Under § 290.20 Introduction In E. I. duPont de Nemours and...