The family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of three who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in January, filed two federal civil lawsuits Thursday in the US District Court for the District
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FinCen Renews its Focus on Minnesota
On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) renewed its Geographic Targeting Order (“GTO”) Imposing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements on Certain Financial Institutions in Minnesota. The GTO requires financial institutions located in Hennepin
Soskis, Prudential Pluralism, Historical Perspective, and the Defense of Civil Society
Benjamin Soskis (co-editor HistPhil) haas posted an essay titled Prudential Pluralism, Historical Perspective, and the Defense of Civil Society. Here are the opening paragraphs:
If this is a time of peril for U.S. civil society, it is also a
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. on Climate Justice, Culture, and the Hip Hop Caucus
On The Legal Lens, we bring law to light by exploring the critical legal and policy issues impacting your daily life. This week, I had the distinct honor of welcoming Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., the President and CEO of
Sprouts and Peppers Have Sickened 486 People in 36 States with Salmonella. In Both, the Recall Came After the Last Person Got Sick.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash., August 27, 2026 — Two open federal foodborne illness investigations now account for 486 confirmed illnesses across 36 states. FDA and CDC have tied 431 of them to Salmonella Javiana in fresh jalapeños imported from Sinaloa, Mexico by Coast
Everything Sprouts Recalled Five Lot Codes of Calco and Everything Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts on August 22. Fifty-Five People in Fifteen States Are Sick with Salmonella or One of Three Strains of E. coli. Here Are the Lot Numbers.
Everything Sprouts, LLC of Minneapolis recalled alfalfa sprouts sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands on August 22, 2026, after federal and state investigators tied the product to 55 illnesses in 15 states. Four people have been hospitalized and
Churches Seek to Hold ICE In Contempt for Violating Injunction Limiting Enforcement Around Churches
As previously reported, in February a Massachusetts federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring immigration officials from enforcing against plaintiffs in the case a new policy that allows ICE agents to conduct arrests, searches, or interrogations in or near
eDiscovery AI Introduces Next Generation of CaseBot™
The enhanced CaseBot, powered by Conversational Discovery, moves beyond question-and-answer, adding built-in Skill Agents that generate structured, citation-backed case intelligence deliverables in minutes.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 18, 2026: eDiscovery AI, a HaystackID company, today announced the next generation of CaseBot, its Conversational
Sports Attorney Christopher Pham to Examine Emerging NIL Litigation at Minneapolis CLE
Sports and entertainment attorney Christopher Pham will examine the growing wave of litigation surrounding name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics during an Oct. 1 presentation at the Minneapolis Club in Minneapolis.Pham, an attorney with Fredrikson & Byron, will
Stop using 4(f)(3) as a basis for service on a foreign defendant’s U.S. counsel. Seriously. Just stop it.
Alright. Let’s do this One. More. Time.
Rule 4. Summons
(f) Serving an Individual* in a Foreign Country. Unless federal law provides otherwise, an individual—other than a minor, an incompetent person, or a person whose waiver has been filed—may be