A Minnesota police group has filed an ethics complaint over a controversial case involving a state trooper. It accuses the Hennepin County Attorney of making repeated "false statements" to prejudice a jury and "achieve political ends."
Besides issuing these general statements, the model rules set down many specific requirements for attorney conduct in different situations. Because of an attorney's special relationship to the law, he or she is held to a special standard of conduct before the law, as the ABA asserts in its La...
Private citizens also wrote the attorney general, asking advice, seeking favors, or looking for solutions to their problems. S. S. Robinson of Minnesota sold the government two village lots for $300, but never received his payment. "All this may look like a small matter to you," he ...
are also designated as Fed crimes. Crimes committed while on an Indian reservation are Fed crimes. Even thetheft of artfrom a museum is considered a Fed crime. In general, Federal crimes are those that affect or can have an effect on individuals or entities beyond the boundaries of the stat...
This paper examines complaint processing in an attorney general's office of consumer protection. It describes how, in the implementation and routinization of a new statute, considerations external to the law or the individual case arise, transform, and begin to characterize law enforcement. The pap...
All workers have a general right to a discrimination-free workplace. As mentioned, there are many federal, state, and local laws that guarantee workers a right to be free from discrimination in the workplace. This includes the right to fair pay, benefits such as medical and vacation, and ...
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The issue arises in cases where a claimant invokes the discovery rule. The general rule is that a limitations period runs from the date of the act giving rise to the cause of action. The discovery rule, by contrast, measures the limitations period from the date the infringing act is discove...
In general, however, both civil and criminal fraud attorneys provide basic litigation services. For instance, both can interpret and explain how the law applies to the facts of a specific client’s case, and can discuss the effects that a law may have on the outcome of that case. ...
s informal dispute resolution procedure must be certified by the attorney general as complying with Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703, as in effect on October 1, 1982, and with the provisions of Subsec. (b) of Sec. 42-182, or order to come within the provision of this ...