The following guest post was written by our friends at Michelle Bell Law. If you find yourself in legal trouble in Phoenix, Arizona, give Michelle and her team a call. In any work that we do, we encounter clients who are more demanding than most, and others are downright rude. Still, we try to put […]
Changes Coming Campus Sexual Assault Reporting
Minnesota has passed legislation that will require all colleges to publicly reveal the number of sexual assault complaints they investigate each year. Furthermore, the colleges will also have to publish how many of those investigations lead to perpetrator punishment, and what those punishments entail. The law went into effect with a number of other laws […]
Sexual Assault Victims in Rural Minnesota Lack Adequate Support
New findings published by the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault revealed that sexual assault victims in rural Minnesota lack access to competent medical care. “Our current response is inconsistent and inadequate,” said Kari Ogrodowski, coordinator of the Medical Forensic Exam Access Project. Findings from the MCASA suggest that medical professionals in rural areas lack the […]
Nearly 1 in 4 Have Been Victims of Sexual Assault at University of Minnesota
Sexual assaults on college campuses happen far too often, but a closer look at the numbers at the University of Minnesota reveal that nearly 1 in 4 female students have been a victim of sexual assault. Research conducted by the Association of American Universities uncovered that 23.5 percent of female undergraduates at the U of […]
Fairy Tale Law: Little Red Riding Hood
The story of Little Red Riding Hood has many versions, ranging from the tame to the most violent. Today, we’re going to tell our own version of the classic tale and explore the relationship to Minnesota criminal conduct laws. One day, a beautiful woman named Red Riding Hood set off through the forest to visit […]
