Inequality Inquiry

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Updated Minnesota Child Support Guidelines Starting January 1, 2023: What’s Changing and Who Will Be Impacted?

*By Sydnie Peterson Effective January 1, 2023, the Minnesota child support guidelines will undergo various targeted changes that aim to have a large impact on...

Police Questioning of Juveniles

By Emma Kruger Police interrogation can be intimidating even for adults, but the experience of police questioning for a juvenile suspected of committing or witnessing...

All in the Family: How Polyamorous Families Can Use Businesses Models and Contracts to Secure Legal Benefits

By Jacqueline R. Brant* While many Americans still view polyamory as a feature of small religious sects, an increasing number of people in the United...

Expungement of Marijuana Convictions: Lessons Learned from Minnesota Prohibition

By Cedar Weyker* Minnesota ratified the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” within the United States...

State v. Khalil: How a Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling Led to the Amendment of a Minnesota Criminal Sexual Conduct Statute

By Remy Bell* Background On March 24, 2021, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed and remanded a felonious sexual assault conviction and, as a result, the...