Content Posted in 2015
20th Anniversary Reprint of the 1995 HCBA Report: Legal Employers' Barriers to Advancement and to Economic Equality Based Upon Sexual Orientation, Thomas H. Garrett III
Abolition of the Mental Illness Defense, Stephen C. Rathke
Adapting Alice: How to Formulate a Repeatable Test Based on Alice v. CLS Bank, Kelly Fermoyle
Administrative Law—The Occupational Licensing Act—Act of Apr. 9, 1976, ch. 222, 1976 Minn. Laws 722
Administrative Law—The Uniform Controlled Substances Act—State v. King, 257 N.W.2d 693 (Minn. 1977)
Afterword, Robert J. Sheran
A Legislative History of the Minnesota "Superfund" Act, Alan C. Williams
Analysis of Recent Workers' Compensation Developments, Kenneth F. Kirwin
An Amicus Perspective on Recent Minnesota Criminal Expungement, Lindsay W. Davis
An Analysis of Current Communications Initiatives in the FCC and Congress , J. Michael Brown, Ronald M. Hershkowitz, and Terry Michael Banks
A Needs Analysis of an Intermediate Appellate Court, Laurence C. Harmon and Gregory A. Lang
An Examination of the "Arising out of" and the "in the Course of" Requirements Under the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Law, Gene P. Bradt
An Examination of the Effects of Institutional Racism and Systemic Prejudice on Intimate Partner Violence in Minority Communities, Emerson Beishline
Animal Feedlot Regulation in Minnesota, Marcia R. Gelpe
An Overview of Legal Protection for Fictional Characters: Balancing Public and Private Interests, Amanda Schreyer
Appeals to the New Minnesota Court: Foreword, Douglas K. Amdahl
A Primer on Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance, Michael K. Steenson
A Proposal for Compensating Landowners for the Effects of Urban Redevelopment
A Recommendation for Juvenile Jury Trials in Minnesota
A Rejoinder to the Brehl-Gallagher Response, Bruce M. Louiselle and Jean E. Heilman
A Review of Federal, State and Local Regulation of Cable Television in the United States, Adrian E. Herbst, Gary R. Matz, and John F. Gibbs
A Short History of Patent Remedies, James Ryan
Assumption of the Risk and the Fireman's Rule
A Survivor's Guide to Larson v. Wasemiller: An Aid to Eliminating Reversible Error in Managing Negligent Credentialing Claims under Minnesota Law, Mark R. Whitmore
A Synopsis of the Symposium, David J. Spencer
At a Crossroads: Bringing Minnesota's Same-Sex Couples Into the Law, Phil Duran
Attorney Advertising in Minnesota
A Uniform System of Citation. By Columbia Law Review, Harvard Law Review Association, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Yale Law Journal, Donald H. Gjerdingen
Beyond Xenophobia: The Role of Race and Gender Expectations Behind the LPGA's English Language Policy, LaJuana Davis
Blueprint for Respect: Creating an Affirming Environment in the Courts for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communites , Paula J. Hepner
Clinical Legal Education: The History and Development of a Law Clinic, Roger S. Haydock
Codifying the Intent Test, Mary Patricia Byrn and Erica Holzer
Common Rights and Obligations Among Unit Owners Under the Minnesota Uniform Condominium Act
Comparable Worth—Its Status in the Nation and Minnesota
Compensation for Disease Under the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Law, Kenneth F. Kirwin
Constitutional Law: How Minnesota Unconstitutionally Broadened Its Assisted-Suicide Statute—State v. Melchert-Dinkel, James Schoeberl
Contribution and Indemnity—An Examination of the Upheaval in Minnesota Tort Loss Allocation Concepts
Contributory Fault and Strict Products Liability: A Reappraisal
Crawford in Minnesota: The First Five Years, Ted Sampsell-Jones
Criminal Law—Accepting the Guilty Plea—State v. Goulette, 258 N.W.2d 758 (Minn. 1977)
Criminal Law—Battered Child Syndrome—State v. Durfee, 322 N.W.2d 778 (Minn. 1982)
Criminal Procedure—Entrapment—State v. Ford, 276 N.W.2d 178 (Minn. 1979)
Cubes of Air: Planning a Condominium Development Under the Minnesota Act
Cultural Competency: A Necessary Skill for the 21st Century Attorney, Travis Adams
Data Privacy: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act—From "A" to "Z", Donald A. Gemberling and Gary A. Weissman
Defamation in Employment Investigations: Bahr v. Boise Cascade Corporation and O'Donnell v. City of Buffalo, Kristin Berger Parker and Ellen G. Sampson
Definition of "Rule" Under the Minnesota Administrative Procedure Act
Dependency and No-Fault Survivors' Economic Loss Benefits After Auto Owners Ins. Co. v. Perry: A Call for Legislative Action, Markus C. Yira
Depression Jurisprudence Revisited: Minnesota's Moratorium on Mortgage Foreclosure, Roland C. Amundson and Lewis J. Rotman
Deregulation and the AT&T Divestiture: A Competitor's Perspective, Robert D. Alton
Developments in the Minnesota Law of Conflict of Laws, William B. Danforth
Disregard of the Corporate Entity
Domestic Relations—Alienation of Affections—Gorder v. Sims, ___ Minn. ___, 237 N.W.2d 67 (1975)
Do We Want a Responsible Press?: A Call for the Creation of Self-regulatory Mechanisms, Robert J. Sheran and Barbara S. Isaacman
Drafting the Residential Contract of Sale, Caryl A. Yzenbaard
Due Process and Minnesota Long Arm Jurisdiction: A Criticism of the Minimum Contacts Standard
Due Process Requirements of Interim Rates and Cost Adjustment Clauses, Richard De Long
Economic Efficiency as the Primary Objective of State Utility Commission Policy, Neil Hamilton and Irving Colacci
Efficiency as a Standard for Evaluating Legal Rules, Russell Pannier
Elder Abuse: The Merit of Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Minnesota Response
Electronically Stored Information: What Hath God Wrought?, Roger S. Haydock
Employees' Claims for Concurrent Payment of Temporary Disasability and Retraining Benefits, Thomas A. Walsh
Employment Contracts: Covenants Not to Compete in Minnesota
Entre Muchas Islas: An Afro-Latina Legal Critic in the Paradoxical Age of Obama, Nise Guzman Nekheba
Equal Employment Opportunity for Women in Minnesota: The Prohibition Against Sexual Harassment, Andrew W. Haines
Evidence—Presumption of Decedents' Due Care—Price v. Amdahl, ___ Minn. ___, 256 N.W.2d 461 (1977)
Factors to Be Considered in Distributing Revenues Among Utility Customer Classes, Eldon J. Spencer Jr.
Failure to Allocate? Nobody Pays: Using Miller Shugart Settlements in Cases of Questionable Insurance Coverage, Jerome Abrams
Fair Use and Appropriation Art, Niels Schaumann
Family Law—Child Stealing—State v. McCormick, 273 N.W.2d 624 (Minn. 1978)
Family Law Issues for Same-Sex Couples in the Aftermath of Minnesota's Same-Sex Marriage Law: A Family Law Attorney's Perspective, Gary A. Debele
Foreword, Neil Hamilton
Foreword, Warren E. Burger
Foreword, Kathryn E. Wagner
Foreword, Daniel L. Bruzzone and Brad D. Pedersen
Foreword: Legislative History of the Minnesota Uniform Condominium Act, Frederick L. Thorson
Fourth Amendment Rights of Probationers and Parolees [State v. Earnest, 293 N.W.2d 365 (Minn. 1980])
From T.L.O. to Safford: A Close Look at the U.S. Supreme Court's Decisions on Searches of Students and the Principles that Emerge from these Cases, Michael K. Jordan
Get Out From Under Your Overcoat, Jeanne J. Graham
Grounds and Procedures for Attacking Real Property Tax Assessments in Minnesota
History of William Mitchell College of Law
How Spotify Killed the Radio Star: An Analysis on How the Songwriter Equity Act Could Aid the Current Online Music Distribution Market in Failing Artists, Caitlin Kowalke
Imdeminification and Insurance: Who Is To Blame?—Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc. v. L.H. Bolduc Co., 803 N.W.2d 916 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011), Eric M. Carpenter
Impeachment of Verdicts by Jurors—Rule of Evidence 606(b)
Implications for Economic Regulation of Cable Television, Neil W. Hamilton
Inspection of Privileged Materials Under Rule of Evidence 612
Inter Partes Review: A Multi-Method Comparison for Challenging Patent Validity, Joseph W. Dubis
Judicial Disciplinary Proceedings in Minnesota
Judicial Powers of Non-Judges: The Legitimacy of Referee Functions in Minnesota Courts, John M. Stuart
Judicial Review of Rate of Return Calculations, Samuel L. Hanson and R. Scott Davies
Judicial Review of Utility Ratemaking in Minnesota: An Analysis and a Proposal, Neil Hamilton and Irving Colacci
Jurisdiction of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, David W. Larson
Just Governance or Just War?: Native Artists, Cultural Production, and the Challenge of "Super-Diversity", Rebecca Tsosie
Justice William Mitchell: A Centennial Tribute
Juvenile Law—Referral for Prosecution—In re Welfare of I.Q.S., ___ Minn. ___, 244 N.W.2d 30 (1976)
Konantz, Koester, McCrossan, and Title to Torrens Property
Landlord-Tenant Law—Abolition of Self-Help Repossession—Berg v. Wiley, 264 N.W.2d 145 (Minn. 1978)
Levels of Generality and the Protection of LBGT Rights Before the United Nations General Assembly, Anthony S. Winer
Levels of Generality and the Protection of LGBT Rights Before the United Nations General Assembly, Anthony S. Winer
Life with Hoyt: Avoiding Misrepresentation Claims in Negotiating Settlement Agreements, Eric J. Magnuson and Daniel J. Supalla
Lost Profits for the Lost Volume Seller: A Businessperson's Pipe Dream or Entitlement?
Minnesota and the Fair Credit Reporting Act: A Proposed Reform of an Inadequate Law
Minnesota Consumer Law Handbook. By Roger S. Haydock, Warren R. Spannaus
Minnesota Discovery Practice. By Roger S. Haydock with David F. Herr, William B. Danforth
Minnesota Does Not Need an Intermediate Appellate Court, Henry Halladay
Minnesota Price Discrimination and Sales-Below-Cost Statutes: Should They Be Repealed, Amended, or Left Alone?, Leon R. Goodrich
Minnesota Rational Relation Test: The Lochner Monster in the 10,000 Lakes, Deborah K. McKnight
Minnesota's Approach to the Regulation of Cable Television, W. D. Donaldson
Minnesota's Inherent Authority Criminal Expungement Law: Two Years After State v. S.L.H., Lindsay W. Davis
Minnesota's Special Compensation Fund, Winston Ehlmann
Minnesota (Trans)Gender Markers: State Statutes and Policies on Amending Identity Documents, Jenna Johnson
Mixed Use Condominiums Under the Minnesota Uniform Condominium Act, John B. Lundquist
Movement in Attitude and Structure from the Code to the Model Rules
National Security or Xenophobia: The Impact of the Foreign Investment and National Security Act ("FINSA") in Foreign Investment in the U.S., Maira Goes de Moraes Gavioli
No-Fault in a Fault Context: Tort Actions and Section 65B.51 of the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act, Michael K. Steenson
Note: A Critique of Brazil's New Land Reform Law: How LEI No. 11.952 Disregards the Constituicao, International Law, and the Quilombolas, Joao M. da Fonseca
Note From the Dean, Eric S. Janus
Notice of Claim Requirement Under the Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act
On Balance: General Casualty Co. v. Wozniak Travel, Inc., Kenneth L. Port
Oyez, Oyez: An Inside Look at Romer v. Evans, Mary A. Celeste
Preface, J. David Prince
Prejudgment Interest in Minnesota
Preserving Minnesota Wetlands: Plugging the Leaks in the Minnesota Water Management Law
Presumptions and the New Rules of Evidence in Minnesota, Peter N. Thompson
Problems of Judicial Power and Discretion in Federal Pendent Jurisdiction Cases
Property Damage Caused by Defective Products: What Losses Are Recoverable?, David E. Bland and Robert M. Wattson
Property Law: Limited Compensation Under Minnesota's Minimum-Compensation Statute—County of Dakota v. Cameron, Kristine J. Williams
Proximate Cause in Civil Damages, Michael E. Steenson
Public Charity Update: Other Courts Weigh In, Lucinda E. Jesson and Myron L. Frans
Racial Profiling in Greater Minnesota and the Case for Expanding the Driver's License Privilege to All Minnesota Residents, Benjamin Feist, Teresa Nelson, and Ian Bratlie
Ratemaking Treatment of Abandoned Generating Plant Losses, Rodney A. Wilson
Recent Developments in Minnesota Antitrust Law, Neil Hamilton
Recovery of Electric Utility Losses from Abandoned Construction Projects, Gene R. Sommers
Recusal of Federal District Court Judges and the "Supervisory Power" Doctrine
Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the 1995 HCBA Report, Jerry Burg and Joni M. Thome
Reflections on the Minnesota Uniform Condominium Act, Bruce W. Burton
Regionally Based Collective Trademark System in Japan: Geographical Indicators by a Different Name or a Political Misdirection?, Kenneth L. Port
Regulating Timeshare Interests in Minnesota: A Comprehensive Solution
Regulation Of Noncompliant Publicly Owned Treatment Works Under The Clean Water Act
Release of Joint Tortfeasors: Use of the Pierringer Release in Minnesota, John E. Simonett
Religious Victory Over the Affordable Care Act? Possible Recourse for the Employee of the Religious Employer, Jacqueline Prats
Remedies By Judicial Review of Agency Action in Minnesota, Duncan H. Baird
Resale Royalties for Visual Artists: Promoting Equity and Expression, Alma Robinson
Response to The Case for the Use of an Appropriate (Hypothetical) Capital Structure in Utility Ratemaking, James W. Brehl and James A. Gallagher
Retaining the Scarlet Letter: The Tension Between Branch Powers, Law, and Equity with Inherent Authority Expungement—State v. M.D.T., Robert C. Whipps
Review of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Decisions Regarding Capital Structure Matters , James W. Brehl and James A. Gallagher
Sentencing Antitrust Offenders: Reconciling Economic Theory with Legal Theory, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt
Social Engineering in New Zealand and the United States: A Comparison of Approaches to Tort Reform, Geoffrey W.R. Palmer
Some Second and Third Thoughts on an Intermediate Court of Appeals, Carl Norberg
Standard and Burden of Proof in Mental Commitment and Release Proceedings
State Regulatory Problems, Terry Hoffman
Subrogation and Indemnity Rights Under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act
Sulfide Mining in Northern Minnesota: A Review of Possible Legal Recourse for Environmental Harm to Individuals, Jamison L. Tessneer
Summary Judgment in Minnesota: A Search for Patterns, James R. Pielemeier
Supervised Judicial Clerkships: A Valuable Clinical Experience, David F. Herr
Swanson v. Brewster: Are the Minnesota Courts Reforming the Tort System?, Stephen P. Laitinen and Hilary J. Loynes
Taxation Inequality and Undocumented Immigrants, Luis Larrea
The 1975 Amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Discovery, William B. Danforth
The 1979 Minnesota Tax-Increment Financing Act
The Abortion Decision for Minnesota Minors: Who Decides?
The Anatomy of Products Liability in Minnesota: Principles of Loss Allocation, Michael K. Steenson
The Anatomy of Products Liability in Minnesota: The Theories of Recovery, Michael K. Steenson
The Antitrust Treble Damages Remedy
The AT&T Divestiture: For Whom Will the Bell Toll?, Kenneth A. Nickolai
The Case for the Use of an Appropriate Capital Structure in Utility Ratemaking: The General Rule Versus Minnesota, Bruce M. Louiselle and Jean E. Heilman
The Changing Legal Status of Minnesota Farm Employees, Donald B. Pedersen
The Court of Appeals and Judicial Review of Agency Action, Samuel L. Hanson
The Craft of the Criminal Appeal, Jack S. Nordby
The Effects of Exposure on the Ecology of the Magic Industry: Preserving Magic in the Absence of Law, Jared R. Sherlock
The Emperor’s New Digital Clothes: The Illusion of Copyright Rights in Social Media, Mihajlo Babovic
The Genetically Defective Offender, David Skeen
The Guilty But Mentally Ill Alternative
The Law, Courts and Lawyers in the Frontier Days of Minnesota: An Informal Legal History of the Years 1835 to 1865, Robert J. Sheran and Timothy J. Baland
The Life of a Commissioner, Juanita R. Satterlee
The Minnesota Crime Victims Reparations Act: A Preliminary Analysis
The Minnesota Fiscal Disparities Act: A Model for Growth-sharing in the 1980s
The Minnesota Open Meeting Law After Twenty Years—A Second Look
The Minnesota Recreational Use Statute: A Preliminary Analysis
The Minnesota Uniform Condominium Act: The View of Developers' Counsel, N. Walter Graff
The Minnesota Workers' Compensation Study Commission: Its Impact upon the 1979 Amendments
The Nature of the Judicial Process and Judicial Discretion, Russell F. Pannier
The Necessity of an "Opt-In" Approach to Class Arbitration, Kirk D. Knutson
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander: A Book Review, Gigi Penn
The No-buy Pledge: A Potential Tool for Tenants in a Condominium Conversion , Patrick J. Rohan and Daniel A. Furlong
The Opinions of Justice Mitchell
The "Poor Man's Will" Gains Respectability: Using the Minnesota Multi-Party Accounts Act
The Prehearing Conference—Perhaps Your Only Opportunity to Present Oral Argument to the Minnesota Supreme Court, George M. Scott and David J. Moskal
The Problems of Caseload and Delay in the Minnesota Supreme Court—An introduction to a Symposium, Geoffrey W. Peters
The Promise of the Minnesota Human Rights Act Denied: Krueger v. Zeman Construction Company, Leslie Lienemann and Justin Cummins
The Retroactivity of Minnesota Supreme Court Personal Injury Decisions
The Scope of Bargaining in Minnesota's Public Sector Labor Relations: A Proposal for Change, Deborah A. Schmedemann
The Scope of Comparative Fault in Minnesota
The Theory and Application of Equal Protection: Developments in the Right to Counsel, Eric Wolf
The Use and Interpretation of Article I, Section Eight of the Minnesota Constitution 1861-1984, Ruth A. Mickelsen
The Use of the Term "Result-oriented" to Characterize Appellate Decisions, John E. Simonett
The USPTO Patent Pro Bono Program, Jennifer M. McDowell and Saurabh Vishnubhakat
The Wage-Loss Principle in Workers' Compensation, Arthur Larson
The Wild Rice Mystique: Resource Management And American Indians' Rights As A Problem Of Law And Culture, Charlene L. Smith and Howard J. Vogel
Timesharing and Consumer Protection: A Precis for Attorneys, Patrick J. Rohan and Daniel A. Furlong
TODDs: A Transfer on Death Dilemma? A Comprehensive Analysis of Minnesota’s Transfer on Death Deed Statute—MINN. STAT. § 507.071, Keriann L. Riehle
Tortious Invasion of Privacy: Minnesota as a Model
Torts—Abrogation of Parental Immunity—Anderson v. Stream, 295 N.W.2d 595 (Minn. 1980)
Torts—Municipal Tort Liability—Kossak v. Stalling, 277 N.W.2d 30 (Minn. 1979)
Trademark Extortion Revisited: A Response to Vogel and Schachter, Kenneth L. Port
Uniform Commercial Code Recent Developments, Douglas R. Heidenreich
Union Support by Nonunion Bargaining Unit Members in Minnesota Public Employment
We Hear You Knocking: An Essay on Welcoming "Trans" Lawyers, Ellen Ellie Krug
What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters the National Debate, Lucinda E. Jesson and Myron L. Frans
When Is Workers' Compensation Payable for Subsequent Nonemployment Injuries?—In Search of the Minnesota Rule, David J. Moskal
Where Have all the Patent Lawyers Gone? Long Time Passing..., Kenneth L. Port, Molly R. Littman, and Lucas Hjelle
Whistleblower Protections of the Federal Rail Safety Act: An Overview, Christopher W. Bowman
White Privilege and the Case-Dialogue Method, Rob Trousdale
Women's Rights in Islam Regarding Marriage and Divorce, Imani Jaafar-Mohammad and Charlie Lehmann
Workers' Compensation Amendments of the 1979 Minnesota Legislature, Jay Y. Benavav
Workers' Compensation: The Dual-Capacity Doctrine
Wrongful Conception [Sherlock v. Stillwater Clinic, 261 N.W.2d 69 (Minn. 1977)]