A lot of helpful information has been surfacing over the past few days as a potential government shutdown looms large. Frankly, I can’t even wrap my head around how far-reaching the impact of a shutdown will be. Rather than try to summarize it for you, here are the best websites and information we’ve found. If …
New Site Focuses on Legislation Affecting Lawyers
Bryan Lake and Lloyd Grooms, who both lobby on behalf of the MSBA, have a tough job already. And, regardless of your politics, this year will be particularly difficult for at least a few reasons.
Heads Up: New Legislation Effective August 1
In addition to being National Raspberry Cream Pie Day and the birthdays of Dom DeLuise and Francis Scott Key, August 1 is the effective date of several new Minnesota laws. The Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Service has information on 2010 legislation and specifically on laws with August 1 effective dates. The 2010 Session Laws …
Probate and Estate Law Changes
Probate and estate law attorneys should be aware of new legislation recently signed into law. Highlights of the new laws (currently found in Session Law 334, S.F.No. 2427) fall under three topics. Given the temporary repeal of the federal estate tax in 2010 and the uncertainty of whether Congress will act prior to the reinstatement …
Big Changes in Landlord-Tenant Law
If you’ve been following the MSBA’s Capitol Connection, you may have noticed a number of new laws that will become effective over the summer or shortly thereafter. One of those new laws enacts some of the more sweeping changes to Minnesota residential landlord-tenant law since recodification of the law in 1999 (and those changes were …
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