Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander MacDonald "Sandy" Keith died last month. I served as a law clerk at the Court when the Chief joined as the junior associate justice in 1989. He was the first person to hold office in each of the three branches of Minnesota state government, serving as state senator, the 37th Lieutenant Governor, and as an associate justice and later chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The Chief was born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota before … [Read more...]

Each October marks the start of another Term for the United States Supreme Court. For the last several months, there has been much discussion about the newest member to the Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh.  One issue that affects our lives much more than mentioned on cable news is the increasing use of arbitration to resolve our disputes rather than the court system. The new make up of the nation’s highest court will have a dramatic impact for many people in the way that disputes are resolved. … [Read more...]