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Minnesota Lawyers In a Rock and a Hard Place
The Senate race between incumbent Norm Coleman and democratic challenger Al Franken was not expected to turn out as a task for Minnesota lawyers, but once the race was to close to call Norm Coleman needed a Minnesota lawyer and Al Franken needed a Minnesota lawyer. Both parties claimed that they were the victor and that the opposing side was grasping at straws. All Minnesota lawyers that were involved knew this was going to be a lengthy process. • The Minnesota lawyer for Norm Coleman told the Minnesota Supreme Court that thousands of ballots had not been counted, but when Coleman’s Minnesota lawyer was asked to support that claim with evidence, he was unable to do so. There were several recounts and many court hearings ending at the state supreme court. This process went on for seven months making it the longest senate race in our nation’s history. Minnesotans waited and waited what seemed like forever to see who their other senator would be. • Towards the end of the process it seemed clear that democratic challenger Al Franken was going to be the winner and that the rest of the proceedings were just semantics. However, both Minnesota lawyers stood … Continue reading
Lawyers in Minnesota Debate Immigration
One of the most important issues concerning Minnesota residents is immigration. There is debate between many lawyers in Minnesota between what is fair or morally right and what is legal. Many Minnesota residents believe there needs to be reform to the current immigration laws. One lawyer in Minnesota demands there should be a fence along the United States and Mexico borders while another lawyer in Minnesota claims that a fence is not a good long term solution. • There are a group of lawyers in Minnesota that believe that there are many illegal immigrants taking jobs that legal Unites States citizens should have. At a time when not only Minnesota’s unemployment rate is high, but the country’s unemployment is rising as well, every Minnesotan should have a fair opportunity to work. Some Minnesota companies, especially those that deal with agriculture hire illegal immigrants because of their experience of the field and their productivity as well as the economic benefits of hiring illegal immigrants. Since the immigrants are here illegally and job opportunities are slim to none, many illegal immigrants are willing to work for less than minimum wage and are paid in cash because they are not on the books. … Continue reading