JonathanTurley
MARCH 8, 2025
The bill would have aligned the Minnesota self-defense law with the common law, which did not require a retreat when it is possible before the use of force. The controversy highlights rivaling doctrines that we often discuss in Torts. ” There is nothing in the law that would support such a claim.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 21, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The video claimed without named sources or verifiable evidence that the campaign for Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, was collecting ballots illegally (NYSCEF#8 and #9). New York Times.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 14, 2024
E&E News reports that similar legislation may soon be introduced in California and Minnesota. Chevron , the Second Circuit held that the City of New York could not sue global fossil fuel producers under state tort law for damages caused by fossil fuel emissions outside of its borders.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
The appellate court also agreed with the court below that it was not appropriate to recognize a new tort of “intentional investment in abnormally dangerous activities” advocated by the plaintiffs on behalf of future generations. Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. United States v. Ruffatto , No.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 10, 2021
There is an interesting criminal case out of the Minnesota that highlights both criminal and tort doctrines on the defense of self and defense of property. The case highlights rivaling doctrines that we often discuss in Torts. Minnesota has a Castle Doctrine law. Restatement (Second) of Torts § 218 cmt. Al Rakip J.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for manslaughter brought closure for the family of Duante Wright and many in our society. Torts, which I have taught for three decades, often involve wrongful deaths where people are held civilly, not criminally liable.
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 1, 2021
Marstiller , 20-1263 , presents the question whether the federal Medicaid Act allows state Medicaid programs to recover reimbursement for Medicaid’s payment of a beneficiary’s past medical expenses by taking funds from the beneficiary’s tort recovery that compensate for future medical expenses. Fillmore County, Minnesota , 20-7028.
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