Daylight savings time is this weekend, and that means we’ll lose an hour of sleep as our clocks jump forward an hour. It also means if you’re out until bar close on Saturday night, it’s going to quickly get later (or earlier?) than you expect. If you’re shutting down the bars or just having a […]
Perjury Penalties and Defenses in Minnesota
If you lie under oath or give a false statement to police, you can be charged with a crime under Minnesota law. Depending on the specifics, you can be charged with a couple of different crimes, but the most common is perjury. Today, we take a closer look at the crime of perjury, and we […]
$10 Million Lawsuit Swings On The Lack Of A Comma
In high school or college, you probably learned about and even debated the necessity of the “Oxford comma.” For those of you who need a refresher on the piece of punctuation, the Oxford comma is a comma that is placed between the last two items in a series of three of more. For example, take […]
How Juvenile Crimes Can Affect The Rest Of Your Life
Nobody wants a mistake from their youth to affect them years or decades down the road, but the fact of the matter is that certain juvenile crimes can affect a number of different aspects of your life long into adulthood. Minnesota recognizes that juveniles shouldn’t be held to the same standard as adults for some […]
Minnesota Working Towards Eliminating ‘Marital Rape Exception’
In a rare display of partisan unity, the Minnesota House unanimously voted to eliminate a clause that essentially said that an individual cannot be prosecuted for criminal sexual conduct if the person they sexually assault is their spouse. The House voted 130-0 to eliminate what’s known as the “marital rape exception,” which holds spousal sexual […]
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