Articles

Hiding in plain sight

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Natalie Netzel

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Jun 01, 2022

Vicarious trauma is just part of the job for many lawyers. Time to talk—and do—more about it.

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Mental Health
Wellbeing

The shield of judicial immunity protects receivers

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George H. Singer

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Jun 01, 2022

The United States Supreme Court recently declined to second-guess a decision from the Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which had determined that court-appointed bankruptcy receivers are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity when they act within the court’s authority.

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Courts

On square pegs and round holes: Understanding neurodiversity

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Robert M. Schuneman

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Apr 01, 2022

Haley Moss, an attorney and neurodiversity movement advocate, defines neurodiversity as an understanding that “we all have different brains. We all think differently, and no two people experience the world in the exact same way.”

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Diversity and Inclusion

Minnesota courts embrace technology to enhance access, convenience, and transparency

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Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea

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Apr 01, 2022

Court user-driven technologies remain a top priority for the courts and a driving force behind our work to continue modernizing how we operate.

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Courts

Minnesota cannabis law and the battle over hemp derivatives

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JASON TARASEK

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Mar 04, 2022

Here in Minnesota adult-use marijuana remains illegal and likely will remain illegal for the near future. Why? It’s complicated.

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Legislation

Esquire this and Esq. that. Or: A stuffy, didactic trifle under 1,000 words

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ADAM JOHNSON

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Mar 04, 2022

In 2015, when I still had some green behind my ears—and not nearly the size of paunch that I now boast (the kind you can rest a Big Gulp on whilst second-chairing)—I wrote a short piece on the topic of the honorific title “esquire.” It appears that “esquire” is a kind of Hydra, capable of growth at treble rates.

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Practice Pointers

Revisiting Minnesota’s 60-Day Rule and building permit applications

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Julie N. Nagorski

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Mar 04, 2022

Most cities and most practitioners believe that while the 60-Day Rule requires government to take prompt action on applications of many sorts, it does not apply to building permit applications. This belief needs a re-examination.

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Construction Law

What happens when property owners don’t pay their property taxes?

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Melitta Drechsler

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Mar 04, 2022

What happens to nonpayers of property taxes is a question many property owners—those with mortgages—have little reason to consider. Banks and mortgage companies often collect the money to pay for property taxes from mortgage payments and save that money in an escrow account.

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Real Property
Tax Law

Bedrock rules: The law on non-commercial collection of rocks and fossils on public lands in Minnesota

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KATHLEEN LI REITZ

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Mar 04, 2022

Whether you are a professionally trained geoscientist or an amateur collector of these inorganic specimens, Minnesota has much to offer as long as you know where to look.

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Land Use Law

Let’s talk about some time-saving legal tech

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TODD C. SCOTT

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Feb 01, 2022

The pandemic brought a lot of lawyers into the world of legal technology. Here’s a set of recommendations for integrating more tech and freeing up more time in ’22.

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Technology

A Marvel-ous Copyright War

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Larina Alton and Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez

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Feb 01, 2022

Disney’s latest fight to protect its intellectual property interests is no Mickey Mouse effort.

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Intellectual Property

After Britney: An FAQ on Minnesota guardianship/conservatorship law

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DAVID L. LUDESCHER

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Feb 01, 2022

My intent in this brief article is not to provide a detailed analysis of the Britney Spears case or of guardianship and conservatorship law in Minnesota. Rather, I wish to show how the protections afforded by “the system” can fail people in Minnesota as well.

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Estate Planning

A lawyer’s guide to the Minnesota legislative process

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By Anne Sexton

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Feb 01, 2022

Being a competent attorney necessitates understanding key aspects of Minnesota laws and the state legislative process. Through a strictly nonpartisan lens, here are 10 concepts to help us on that front.

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Legislation

Is there a better way to admit lawyers? The future of the bar exam needs a hard look

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LEANNE FUITH

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Dec 06, 2021

The bar exam has long served as a gatekeeper to the profession, with the goal of protecting the public by ensuring that newly licensed attorneys meet minimum standards of competence. Yet critics have suggested that the bar exam has also served to “gatekeep” who can become a lawyer and that it works to exclude individuals along race, class, and gender lines.

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Bar Exam

Nice-Petersen v. Nice-Petersen and me

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NICOLE NICE

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Dec 06, 2021

40 years after a landmark Minnesota Supreme Court decision, the child at the center of the case reflects on its impact

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Children & the Law
Family Law

Diversity in defense: The path to management-side employment law as a diverse attorney

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Nicole Dailo, Christopher H. Jison, and Richard Liu

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Dec 06, 2021

It is our hope that law students and attorneys curious about the L&E practice area gain a better understanding of a management-side L&E attorney’s career path and the positive impact you can have, particularly as a diverse attorney.

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Diversity
Labor and Employment

What is kosher? From Moses to Minnesota: A brief history of Jewish dietary law and the state’s courts

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JUDAH DRUCK

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Dec 06, 2021

Minnesota’s own forays into the world of kashrut (kosher law) have resulted in fascinating judicial and legislative discussions regarding the role government should, and constitutionally can, play in upholding Biblical law. This article details these discussions, and how courts and legislators have struggled with the question explored since Moses: What is and is not kosher?

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Food & Drug Law

The delicious ironies of food product configuration protection

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AUSTEN ZUEGE

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Dec 06, 2021

Cases up to the present highlight continued aggressive assertions of trade dress rights by foodstuff manufacturers—coupled with pushback by courts to deny trade dress rights in purely functional product configurations.

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Food & Drug Law
Intellectual Property

This moment and this breath: A public defender writes about loss, survival, and extreme sports

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Shauna Faye Kieffer

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Nov 04, 2021

Everyone has their suffering. It's no secret that people who are drawn to sports that require total focus on that one moment—be it yoga breathing, skiing cliffs, or running until your legs could fall off—are seeking to be present in the moment and not lost in their despair.

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Wellness

Well-being is always a work in progress

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Rachell Henning

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Nov 04, 2021

The practice of law is not easy. In a profession filled with stress and deadlines, it is easy to ignore the fact that our bodies and minds have limitations. Failure to recognize our own humanity can result in consequences both personally and professionally.

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Wellness

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Hiding in plain sight (?)

Natalie Netzel (?)

Jun 01, 2022

The shield of judicial immunity protects receivers (?)

George H. Singer (?)

Jun 01, 2022

On square pegs and round holes: Understanding neurodiversity (?)

Robert M. Schuneman (?)

Apr 01, 2022

Minnesota courts embrace technology to enhance access, convenience, and transparency (?)

Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea (?)

Apr 01, 2022

Minnesota cannabis law and the battle over hemp derivatives (?)

JASON TARASEK (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Esquire this and Esq. that. Or: A stuffy, didactic trifle under 1,000 words (?)

ADAM JOHNSON (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Revisiting Minnesota’s 60-Day Rule and building permit applications (?)

Julie N. Nagorski (?)

Mar 04, 2022

What happens when property owners don’t pay their property taxes? (?)

Melitta Drechsler (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Bedrock rules: The law on non-commercial collection of rocks and fossils on public lands in Minnesota (?)

KATHLEEN LI REITZ (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Let’s talk about some time-saving legal tech (?)

TODD C. SCOTT (?)

Feb 01, 2022

A Marvel-ous Copyright War (?)

Larina Alton and Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez (?)

Feb 01, 2022

After Britney: An FAQ on Minnesota guardianship/conservatorship law (?)

DAVID L. LUDESCHER (?)

Feb 01, 2022

A lawyer’s guide to the Minnesota legislative process (?)

By Anne Sexton (?)

Feb 01, 2022

Is there a better way to admit lawyers? The future of the bar exam needs a hard look (?)

LEANNE FUITH (?)

Dec 06, 2021

Nice-Petersen v. Nice-Petersen and me (?)

NICOLE NICE (?)

Dec 06, 2021

Diversity in defense: The path to management-side employment law as a diverse attorney (?)

Nicole Dailo, Christopher H. Jison, and Richard Liu (?)

Dec 06, 2021

What is kosher? From Moses to Minnesota: A brief history of Jewish dietary law and the state’s courts (?)

JUDAH DRUCK (?)

Dec 06, 2021

The delicious ironies of food product configuration protection (?)

AUSTEN ZUEGE (?)

Dec 06, 2021

This moment and this breath: A public defender writes about loss, survival, and extreme sports (?)

Shauna Faye Kieffer (?)

Nov 04, 2021

Well-being is always a work in progress (?)

Rachell Henning (?)

Nov 04, 2021

Hiding in plain sight

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Natalie Netzel

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The shield of judicial immunity protects receivers

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George H. Singer

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On square pegs and round holes: Understanding neurodiversity

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Robert M. Schuneman

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Minnesota courts embrace technology to enhance access, convenience, and transparency

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Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea

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Minnesota cannabis law and the battle over hemp derivatives

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JASON TARASEK

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Esquire this and Esq. that. Or: A stuffy, didactic trifle under 1,000 words

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ADAM JOHNSON

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Revisiting Minnesota’s 60-Day Rule and building permit applications

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Julie N. Nagorski

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What happens when property owners don’t pay their property taxes?

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Melitta Drechsler

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Bedrock rules: The law on non-commercial collection of rocks and fossils on public lands in Minnesota

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KATHLEEN LI REITZ

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Let’s talk about some time-saving legal tech

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TODD C. SCOTT

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A Marvel-ous Copyright War

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Larina Alton and Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez

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After Britney: An FAQ on Minnesota guardianship/conservatorship law

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DAVID L. LUDESCHER

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A lawyer’s guide to the Minnesota legislative process

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By Anne Sexton

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Is there a better way to admit lawyers? The future of the bar exam needs a hard look

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LEANNE FUITH

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Nice-Petersen v. Nice-Petersen and me

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NICOLE NICE

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Diversity in defense: The path to management-side employment law as a diverse attorney

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Nicole Dailo, Christopher H. Jison, and Richard Liu

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What is kosher? From Moses to Minnesota: A brief history of Jewish dietary law and the state’s courts

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JUDAH DRUCK

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The delicious ironies of food product configuration protection

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AUSTEN ZUEGE

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This moment and this breath: A public defender writes about loss, survival, and extreme sports

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Shauna Faye Kieffer

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Well-being is always a work in progress

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Rachell Henning

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