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Guilty Until Expunged: How Minnesota’s Public Records Policies Needlessly Burden Renters
November 23, 2020
By: Ashley Meeder, Vol. 105 Staff Member If you have $285 for a filing fee and 20 minutes to fill out a form in Minnesota...
The Law Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings: Ben Shapiro’s Unsuccessful First Amendment Suit Against the University of Minnesota and the Case for Public Safety-Based Speech Restrictions
November 16, 2020
By: Alenah Luthens, Volume 105 Staff Member “Facts don’t care about your feelings” is conservative pundit Ben Shaprio’s trademark phrase. [1] And he’s right. Indeed...
Contracts and COVID-19: Defending Nonperformance with Frustrated Purpose as a Shield
November 10, 2020
By: Brice Michka, Volume 105 Staff Member As the United States trudged through the most grueling months of the COVID-19 pandemic, countless contracts were affected...
NBA Players Protest: Why Their Refusal to Play Could Provoke Legal Ramifications
November 8, 2020
By: Jason Leadley, Volume 105 Staff Member On August 23, 2020, police officers shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man from Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparking protests...