The Opinion

The William Mitchell Opinion was William Mitchell College of Law's student newspaper from 1959-1979, when it was renamed simply The Opinion, after losing funding from the school administration. The Opinion continued publication under that name from 1979-1998. It was revived in 2000 as an online publication and ceased publication again in 2009.

The Opinion was published by the Student Bar Association of WMCL from 1959-1998, and a student organization from 2000-2009. Over the course of its publication, it won multiple national awards for legal writing. Regular features included school news, editorials, legal opinions, and even a sports section.

This digital collection is maintained by the staff of the Warren E. Burger Library of Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

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The Opinion Briefs – February 6, 1981

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Mitchell Student Charges U of M Discrimination
Editorial Board

Rich Ruvelson; Peg Kaiser; George McCormick; Chuck Friedman; Bob Birnbaum; Tom Schway; Deborah Hoch
The Opinion Briefs - January 16, 1981

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contacts
- "Adds" drop with experimental policy change
- SBA, administration trade responsibilities
The Opinion – Volume 23, No. 3, December 1980

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- AALS to reconsider Mitchell bid / Katy Perry
- Administration changes spring add-drop policy / Rich Ruvelson
- "Macho Theory" hurts students / Tom Fones
- Legal writing: Improved, still controversial / Chuck Friedman
The Opinion – Volume 23, No. 2, November 1980

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Shortened semesters under study / Chuck Friedman
- Scholarly,' 'fair' describe Amdahl / Peter Dahlen
- SBA trying to adjust its power structure / Bob Birnbaum
- New calendar 'administrative decision' / Chuck Friedman
- Women and the Law: Three Issues / Catharine MacKinnon
- State a leader with marital-rape law / Chuck Friedman
- Clerkships go begging / Peggy Riehm
Editorial Board

Rich Ruvelson; Peg Kaiser; George McCormick; Chuck Friedman; Bob Birnbaum; Tom Schway; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 23, No. 1, September 1980

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contacts
- New Dean off to running start / George McCormick
- St. Paul council considers restrictive parking ordinance / Bob Birnbaum
- Women and the Law / Peg Kaiser
- Parking: old problem nears solution / Patti Buss
- Anxiety / Chuck Friedman
- The Genesis of William Mitchell / Andrew N. Johnson
- New Rival for classics of jurisprudence / Russell Pannier
Editorial Board

Rich Ruvelson; Peg Kaiser; George McCormick; Bob Birnbaum; Tom Schwab; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 22, No. 6, April 1980

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contacts
- Goldberg, Oliphant named new Associate Deans / Sally Oldham
- Burton Era to End at William Mitchell / Tim Hassett
- State Adopts Sentencing Guidelines / Sally Oldham
- Energy Future: The End of a Lifestyle / Dennis Brown
- Book Review: The Brethren
Editorial Board

Jennifer Bloom; Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 22, No. 5, March 1980

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Bartlett Runs for National LSD Office / Rich Ruvelson
- Green Resigns as Dean
- Ray Faricy: The Future of the Lawyer-Legislator - An Interview / Rob Plunkett
- Social Host in Liquor Liability Limbo / Rob Plunkett
- Mitchell Professors Produce Videotapes
- New SBA Reps Elected
Editorial Board

Jennifer Bloom; Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 22, No. 4, February 1980

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Peters Named New Dean / Tim Hassett
- Judge Hachey Retires - Works On / Rob Plunkett
- We All Share the Same Air / Lynn Lammer
- Multistate: It's not all it's Cracked up to be / Sally Oldham
- Commentary: The Draft - Should America Register? / Rob Plunkett; Tom Copeland
- Recent Cases: Savchuk is Dead / William B. Danforth
- Justice Douglas: In Memoriam / Tim Shields
- Sports: Should U.S. Boycott the Olympics
Editorial Board

Jennifer Bloom; Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 22, No. 3, December 1979

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contacts
- Mitchell Interviews Six Candidates for Dean / Tim Hassett
- Committee Cites Trial Skills Program / Tim Hassett
- Moot Court Teams Compete at Regionals / Mike Weiner
- Nazi Hunter Continues Search for Thousands Who Walk Free / Mike Weiner
- Professors Wow 'em at All Star Review /
- England's Court of Last Resort - The Law Lords / Rob Plunkett
Editorial Board

Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 22, No. 2, October 1979

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- State Likely to Adopt Multi-State / Tim Hassett
- Student Caught up in Policy Conflict / Sally Oldham
- New Federal Judges Profiled / Rich Ruvelson; Sally Oldham
- Women Lawyers Share Experiences / Ruth McCaleb
- Clerk's-eye View of Stadium Conflict / Rick Koep
- Inquiry: Student Explores Islamic Law / Doug Hooper
- Mitchell Panel Flunks Beer Examination / Rob Plunkett
Editorial Board

Jennifer Bloom; Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson; Mike Oberle
The Opinion – Volume 22, No. 1, September 1979

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Search Begins for New Dean / Tim Hassett
- SBA: A Highly Innocuous Organization? / Sue Bates
- Law Student Division Explained / Patti Bartlett
- Experts Offer Trial Tips / Diane Dube
- Changes in Long Paper Requirement Unlikely / Tim Hassett
- Rebels Romp to Title / Rob Plunkett
Editorial Board

Jennifer Bloom; Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 21, No. 6, April 1979

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Sonsteng Joins Faculty Ranks
- City Agency considers parking complaint / Sally Oldham
- Montague looks forward to 'routine-free' lifestyle / Diane Dube
- Guthmann named Law Review editor / Ann Eckberg
Editorial Board

Tom Copeland; Jennifer Bloom; Diane Dube; Sally Oldham; Linda Krohn
The Opinion - Volume 21, No. 5, March 1979

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- LSD Sponsors Government Information Conference and Tri-School Party
- Mary Louise Klas: Balancing Multiple Roles / Diane Dube
- Cara Lee Neville: Solving real-life puzzles / Diane Dube
- The Karen Silkwood Case: Plutonium Plant on trial for $11.5 Million / Sally Oldham
- Two factors affect Mitchell's search for female faculty / Diane Dube
- Obscenity Bill Tempered / Jennifer Bloom
- The Weber Case: Bakke in the Workplace / Greg Gaut
- Whodunits / Elizabeth Davies
Editorial Board

Tom Copeland, Jennifer Bloom, Diane-Dube, Sally Oldham
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 21, No. 4, February 1979

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Committee Recommends Federal Practice Requirements / Sally Oldham
- "Building Social Change Through Legal Work" / Ruth Moscovitch
- Justice Rogosheske Addresses January Grads / Tom Lovett
- Mitchell Responds to Bakke Decision / Susan Weisman
- What is a Law Clerk? Interviews with Students / Jennifer Bloom
- Legal Research Center: "We think we're doing better than we'd projected." / Diane Dube
Editorial Board

Tom Copeland; Jennifer Bloom; Diane Dube; Sally Oldham; Linda Krohn
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 21, No. 3, December 1978

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Symposium to discuss media's courtroom role / Diane Dube
- Juvenile Law Clinic Expands / Roger Haydock
- Extra! Extra! Extra! Pretrial publicity results in mistrial!!! / Bob Davis
- Court dicta is chilling news to party hosts / Rob Plunkett
- Mattson Sr.'s campaign ads prompt complaints / Diane Dube
- Landlord Versus Tenant / Tom Burke; Robert Tennessen
- Malpractice Announced as Client Counseling Topic / Barb Swan
- SBA Considers Dismissal of Opinion Editor
- Harvard student writes about 1st year / Scott Carlson
Editorial Board

Tom Copeland; Jennifer Bloom; Diane Dube; Sally Oldham; Linda Krohn; Tom Lovett
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 21, No. 2, October 1978

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- California Court curbs student practice / Sally Oldham
- Minority party seeks exemption / Diane Dube
- Bar Examiner responds to student survey / Al Bonin
- Film Artist trades camera for briefcase
- Mitchell students favor IR senate candidates / Lou Jungbauer
- Law Student's Sexual Preference Makes a Difference
- Why should free advice be worth more than it costs? / Bob Davis
- FDA finds fault with birth control shot
Editorial Board

Tom Copeland; Jennifer Bloom; Diane Dube; Sally Oldham; Linda Krohn
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 21, No. 1, September 1978

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- New admissions program is within Bakke guidelines / Clara Kalscheur
- 80 First Year Students Begin 3 Year Program
- Maybe something decent will come of it / Diane Dube
- Wahl's experience is campaign issue
- Inquiry: Stacey Ellison: breath after death / Bob Davis
- Summer conventions draw Mitchell representatives / Tom Copeland
- State campaign laws challenge candidates / Jennifer Bloom
- Three issue volume is Law Review goal / Lori-jean Gille
Editorial Board

Jennifer Bloom; Tim Hassett; Sally Oldham; Rob Plunkett; Rich Ruvelson
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 20, No. 6, April 1978

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Professor Draws Controversy / Loretta Frederick; Tom Copeland
- Counterpoint on Juvenile Justice / Bob Davis
- Update on Minority Recruitment / Tom Copeland
- Administration Criticizes Opinion Reporting
- Evaluating Student Evaluations / Tom Copeland
- Irving Younger on Legal Education / Michael Moriarity
- Work-Study Student Profiles
- Nick Schaps: In Memoriam
Editorial Board

Loretta Frederick, Michael T. Norton, Tom Copeland, Ken Davis
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 20, No. 5, March 1978

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Senior Practice: How Much Supervision? / Ken Davis
- New Advertising Rules Challenged / Michael Norton
- Reforming the Juvenile System / Bob Davis
- Wine Tasting Party / Tom Lovett
- Who Runs the Clinics? / Georgene Yost
Editorial Board

Loretta Frederick; Michael Norton; Tom Copeland; Ken Davis; Carol Schoen
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 20, No. 4, February, 1978

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- SBA Parking Plan for Women Upheld / Michael Moriarity
- Lawyers for Students? / Tom Copeland
- Cameras Go to Supreme Court / Michael Norton
- County Courts Count on Foristell / Ken Davis
- What's in the Legislative Hopper? / Greg Colby
- SBA Allocates $5100 at January Meeting / Tom Copeland
- Book Review: A Rumor of War / Jim Haigh
Editorial Board

Loretta Frederick; Michael Norton; Tom Copeland; Ken Davis; Carol Schoen
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 20, No. 3, November 1977

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Recruiting Minorities / Tom Copeland
- Research Computer / Lou Jungbauer
- SBA Parking Attacked / Michael Moriarity
- Opinion Special Dedication Pictorial
- Prof. Prince on Environmental Law Issues / Greg Colby
- Passing the Bar / David Grant; Andrew Selden
Editorial Board

Loretta Frederick Michael Norton; Bill Orth; Ken Davis; Carol Schoen
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 20, No. 2, October 1977

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Bakke to Supreme Court / Susan Glass
- Ride-Along-Program a Real Trip / Karen Shimon
- 3 WM. Mitchell L. Rev. (1977) / Dennis Trooien
- ERA Incorporated / Barb Gislason
- Fall Moot Court Competition
- Urban Homesteading
Editorial Board

Loretta Frederick Michael Norton; Bill Orth; Ken Davis; Carol Schoen
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 20, No. 1, September 1977

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Navigating the Curriculum / Mike Norton
- Wahl Gains High Court Bench / Karen Shimon
- Bar Wars / Steve Halsey
- Law Student Division of ABA Meets in Chicago / Chris Sitzmann
- New Faculty Members / Bill Orth
- National Lawyers Guild
- Tort System Faces Crisis / Helen Dovolis
Editorial Board

Loretta Frederick; Michael Norton; Bill Orth; Ken Davis; Carol Schoen
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 19, No. 6, April 1977

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- SBA Elects Board / Loretta Frederick
- Dismissal Over Attendance Sparks Protest
- Women's Conference Held / Barbara Gislason
- Spring Moot Court Competition / Helen Dovolis
- Quiz: Could you be a government attorney?
- Lawyers Slaughter English / Ronald Goldfarb
- 50 Lies for Next Year's Freshmen
- Curriculum Still Changing / Jim Haigh
- Legal Services in Minnesota
Editorial Board

Michael Moriarity Loretta Frederick; Larry Klun; Jim Kroner