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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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
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 19, No. 5, March, 1977

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Committee Changes Curriculum / Jim Haigh
- Students to Vote on Code / Al Bonin
- Law Muddy Oil Spill Problem / Greg Colby
- Good Evidentiary Practice in Family Court / Loretta Frederick
- Effective Cross-Examination / Jim Kroner
- Mitchell Law Review Thrives / Loretta Frederick
- Annual Wine Tasting Party a Smash / Mike Norton
- Proposed Student Code
Editorial Board

Michael Moriarity; Loretta Frederick; Larry Klun; Jim Kroner; Angie McCaffrey; Jim Haigh; Tad Jude; Linda Jessen; Linda Jenny; Greg Colby; Karen Shimon; Randy Victor; Mark Cosimini; Steve Halsey
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 19, No. 4, February, 1977

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- On Graduation, Bar Exams, & Social Disease / Peter Hill
- Court Rules Pregnancy Not Disability / Karen Shimon
- LAMP in LIMBO / Mike Moriarity
- Women's Rights Handbook Released / Linda K. Jenny
- Sexual Assault Seminar / Loretta Frederick
- Legal Lines / Trial magazine
- Faculty Evaluations Released
Editorial Board

Michael Moriarity Loretta Frederick; Larry Klun
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 19, No. 3, December 1976

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Matrix & Self-preservation / Karen Shimon
- Sexual Assault: Preventive Programs and Legislative Reform / Loretta Frederick
- The Law Review / Larry Klun
- Wright Speaks on BWCA / Scott Neff
- PAD Sets Membership Drive... Installs Officers / Dave McDonald
- Problems and the Exam Predicament / Karen Shimon
- Library Study / Barb Johnston
- Stereo Steals for Christmas / Jerry Zelesnikar
Editorial Board

Michael Moriarity Larry Klun; Roberta Keller; Louis Tilton
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 19, No. 2, November 1976

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Legal Advertising: A Trend in the Law / Larry Klun
- A School of Good Intentions? / Larry Klun
- New Offerings - Courses and Instructors / Bobbie Keller
- New Books, Used Books & Checkbooks
- Carter & Ford on Crime & Justice / Greg Colby
- Mitchell Launches Fund Drive
- Elmer Smith - Lumberjack's Lawyer / Tom Copeland
Editorial Board

Michael Moriarity Larry Klun; Roberta Keller; Louis Tilton
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 19, No. 1, September, 1976

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Assistant Deans Named: Stine; Green / Linda Jessen; Larry Klun
- Minnesota Law Schools in a Nutshell / Larry Klun
- PAD Convention Report Georgia Holmes
- Becker Argues Landmark Indian Case Karen Shimon
- Proposed Student Code
Editorial Board

Michael Moriarity Todd Young; Larry Klun; Roberta Keller; Louis Tilton
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 18, No. 4, April 1976

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Meshbesher for the Defense: Money's best buy / Elizabeth Binkard
- Sour Grapes? / Maury Airity
- Burger preserves Summit Avenue Zoning / Robyn Hansen
- Summit Avenue proclaims glory of the past / Ernest Sandeen
- Alumni President can not say, 'No'! / Candy Clepper
- Women's Conference airs views on law / Susan Strand
Editorial Board

Duane L.C.M. Galles Edward Lief; Todd Young; Roberta Keller; Louis Tilton
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 18, No. 3, March, 1976

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Paying the Price
- Campaign '76 Libertarian attorney seeks White House / Edward Lief
- Governor Anderson on Reserve Mining / Tad Jude
- Trustees have concerns about the College
- Architects present OLP Renovation Plans
- Founder and teacher was crusading advocate / Duane Galles
- Criminal Justice Reform Act: Cure or Ill? / Richard Haack
- Environmental Concerns: MPIRG seeks legislative action / Betsy Parker
- Frederick McGhee: Minnesota's First Black Attorney / Duane Galles
Editorial Board

Duane Galles Edward Lief; Todd Young; Roberta Keller; Louis Tilton
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 18, No. 2, November, 1975

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- OLP - Don't it make you want to go home?
- Pine Ridge: '75 / Brian J. Peterson
- Thompson still battles for release / Rich Gillman
- Attorneys', clients' clothes carry message to judge, jury / Kathy Davis; Dianne Wright
- McKinley case limits routine traffic stops, license checks / Mark Pfister
- Reports attack Hennepin County attorney / Frank Gerval
- Black Capitalism: What are the alternatives? / Andrew W. Haines
- Law School: Two Approaches / Steve Corson
- Where have all the barristers gone? / Duane Galles
Editorial Board

Mindy Elledge Frank Gerval, Edward Lief, Dan O'Leary, Roberta Keller
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 18, No. 1, September 1975

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- The Rise and Fall Bob Malone Mitchell, Sisters 'pawns' - but whose game? / Maury Landsman; Frank Gerval
- Supreme Court Strikes Lawyers' Fee Schedules / Bruce Douglas
- Legal Research: Taking the pain away / Linda Jungers Gerval
- Survey Shows how to get money with what strings attached / Edward Lief
- Let's kill all the lawyers! / Stephen Parrish
- Thompson: No excuse for not studying / Dianne Wright
- Hennepin County eases into new rules / Eric J. Magnuson
Editorial Board

Mindy Elledge, Frank Gerval, Edward Lief, Dan O'Leary, Roberta Keller
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 17, No. 6, April, 1975

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Counsel's 'Contemptuous' Conduct Condoned / Mark W. Peterson
- ABA Convention to be in Montreal
- Fault May Still Play Role Under State's New Divorce Law, says Jaycox / Ronald Mund
- Privacy V. Right to Know: Local Media Vary on Noting Rape Victim's Name / Frank Gerval
- Reviewer not Suprised: Law Review Top Drawer / Norton L. Armour
- Mitchell Researchers, Lobbyists, Politicians Make Their Mark on Legislative Process / Bruce Hanley, Steve Corsen
- A Look at European Legal Systems: Lesson: Don't Leave Undies in Austria / Duane Galles
- Police Awe Students With Insiders' Views / Mark Pfister
- Impact of State, Federal Information Acts Unclear / Bruce Douglas
Editorial Board

Jeanne L. Schleh, Mindy Elledge, Edward Lief, Frank Gerval, Roberta Keller, Stephen Halsey
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 17, No. 5, March, 1975

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Aimed at Minnesota Law: Mitchell's Law Review Debuts / Bruce Hanley
- Professor Discusses 'Dodo' Students / Roger Haydock
- Blind Attorney Says Doubters Were his Greatest Handicap / Ralph Carter
- Coping with Marriage and Law School: Experts Tell Their Successes, Failures / Jeanne Schleh, Kathy Gearin, Frank Gerval
- Early Look at '75 Session: Many Criminal Justice Bills in Hopper / Scott Holdahl
- First Local Black Attorney was Scholar, Activist / Duane Galles
- Judge Kalina Limits Local Gallo Boycott / David Cohoes
Editorial Board

Jeanne L. Schleh, Mindy Elledge, Edward Lief, Frank Gerval, Roberta Keller, Stephen Halsey
William Mitchell Opinion - Vol. 17, No. 4, February, 1975

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Mitchell Students Argue For Defense: Court Dismisses Civic Center Search Cases / Jeanne Schleh
- For Whom Does the Bookstore Operate / Frank Gerval
- Mitchell Was Cut Out for Appellate Judgeship / Duane Galles
- Winter Graduation: A Mitchell First / Jim Lundin
- Minnesota High Court Applies Conflicts Rule to Direct Action Case / William Danforth
- No State Action in Utilities Case, Court Finds / Bruce Douglas
- Registration: Hail, Heidenreich, Full of... / Jim Yates
- For Nostalgia Buffs Only... Pearl Harbor Day: Getting Bombed
- Lt. Governor's Compromise to Fight Tooth Decay: Dentist Works to Exempt Brainerd from State Fluoride Law / Edward Lief
- Popular Participation is Key to Cuban Legal System / David Cohoes
Editorial Board

Jeanne L. Schleh, Mindy Elledge, Edward Lief, Frank Gerval, Roberta Keller, Stephen Halsey
William Mitchell Opinion, Volume 17, No. 3, December 1974

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Our Lady of Peace Prime Contender: Search for New Building Continues / Allan Shapiro
- Faculty Profile: 40 Years in the Law, 15 Years at Mitchell, Green has Worked for Change in Both / Jim Lundin
- Sanborn - the Man Behind the Portrait / Duane Galles
- Rules Analysis Sparks Ethics Comment / Mark W. Paterson
- Referendum This Week: Law Student Input Benefits MPIRG, Students / Bill Jacobson
Editorial Board

Jeanne L. Schleh, Mindy Elledge, Edward Lief, Frank Gerval, Roberta Keller, Stephen Halsey
William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 17, No. 2, October 1974

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Dean Selection gets Underway: Trustees Hear Shaver Report / Allan Shapiro
- Minn. Proposed Rules of Criminal Procedure: Will the Defense Ever be Able to Rest? / Mark W. Peterson
- Bar Exam Serves Valid Purpose, Says Bar Chief / Patrick Martyn
- Admittee: Bar Exam Archaic / Don Horton
- Full Time Parole Board Feels its Way: An Insider's View of Parole in Minnesota / Edward Lief
- Student Researches Retrocession for Leech Lake Indians / Roger Clarke
- Luck, Hard Work may Bring Midwestern Accreditation / Jim Lundin
- The Wounded Knee Trial: How it Ended... / Linda Gallant
- Real Clients Make the Difference; Clinic Offers Students Civil, Criminal Practice / Patrick Martyn
- Law Student Relates Jury Experience / Frank Gerval
Editorial Board

Jeanne L. Schleh, Mindy Elledge, Edward Lief, Frank Gerval, Roberta Keller
William Mitchell Opinion, Volume 17, No. 1, August 1974

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- Opinion Named First in Nation
- U.S. Summer Term Decides Executive Privilege, Racial Desegregation Plan Issues / Mark W. Peterson
- Think Positively,' Judge Tells Grads / Roberta Keller
- State Offers Low-Interest Student Loans / Edward Lief
- Registration=Frustration / Frank Gerval
- Impeachable Offense' Loosely Defined: Minnesota Has Own Impeachment History / Duane Galles
- Women Brace 'Man's World' Together / Frank Gerval
- To Neff, 'School of Divine is not Mitchell' / Frank Gerval
Editorial Board

Jeanne L. Schleh, Mindy Elledge, Edward Lief, Frank Gerval, Roberta Keller
William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 16, No. 7, May 1974

William Mitchell College of Law

Selected Table of Contents
- SBA Board Elects 1974-'75 Officers / Don Horton
- Opinion Editor, LSD Rep to be Elected this Week
- Minnesota Bar Among Leaders in Requiring Continuing Legal Education
- Children and the Law: Local Program Getting National Visibility / Frank Gerval
- Mitchell Students Attend LSD Conference in Des Moines
- College's Founders Were Legal Reformers of Their Day / Duane Galles
- Kyle Montague- A Legend and an Educator / Frank Gerval
- The Methodology of Logic in the Law of Statutory Liens: Possession Worthier Than Ninety Percent / Alan D. Harris
- Mitchell Student Enters Political Race in 65A / Frank Gerval
Editorial Board

Stephen R. Bergerson, Jeanne Schleh, Greg Gaut, Edward Lief, Mindy Elledge, Roberta Keller