Bench & Bar of Minnesota

Featured in the November Bench & Bar: When Rules Get in the Way of Reason, Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Thissen’s essay on the dangers of over-reliance on “plain language”/textualist interpretive canons; animal law expert Barbara Gislason on trends in pet custody case law; profiles of seven Minnesota attorneys who donate to legal aid causes. Columns: President Tom Nelson looks at voting rights; OLPR Director Susan Humiston on withdrawing as counsel without running afoul of ethics rules.