Legal Topics

Our research guide on the legal topics listed below provide information on the law in Minnesota. Visit the guide on your issue for information such as statutes, forms, publications, and suggestions on where to go for legal help.

A
- Abandoned Property
- Access to Government Information
- Administrative Courts
- Administrative Hearings, see Administrative Courts
- Administrative Law
- Advocacy/Lobbying Information
- Adoption
- Adults Dating Minors
- Adverse Possession
- Affordable Care Act
- Age of Majority
- Agricultural Law
- Alcohol
- Alimony, see Spousal Maintenance
- All-Terrain Vehicles
- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation
- Amendments, see Constitutions
- American Indian Law
- American Sign Language Legal Resources
- Animal Cruelty
- Animal Law
- Annulment
- Answering a Lawsuit, see Representing Yourself in Court
- Apostilles
- Appeals
- Articles of Confederation, see Constitutions
- Arts Law, see Intellectual Property
- Assisted Living
- Attorney General Opinions (Minnesota)
- Attorneys, resources about
- Attorneys, resources for
- Automobiles
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B
- Background Checks
- Bad Checks
- Bankruptcy
- Beer/Brewers
- Bisexual Rights, see LGBT Rights
- Boats/Boating
- Boundaries, Easements and Adverse Possession
- Briefs
- Business/Corporations
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C
- Capital Punishment in Minnesota
- Casinos and Gaming
- Changing the Law
- Charter Schools
- Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS)
- Child Support
- Children Left Alone
- Cities and Towns
- Civil Commitment
- Civil Rights
- Clean Indoor Air Act, see Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
- Cohabitation
- Collateral Consequences of Felony Conviction
- Companion Animals/Pets
- Conceal and Carry, see Weapons
- Conciliation (Small Claims) Court
- Condominiums and Common Interest Ownership Communities
- Conservatorship (Adults), see Guardianship and Conservatorship (Adults)
- Conservatorship (Minors), see Guardianship and Conservatorship (Minors)
- Constitutions
- Contests and Charitable Gambling
- Contracts
- Contracts for Deed (Minnesota)
- Controlled Substances
- Cooling Off Periods (Contracts)
- Copyright
- Corporations
- Court Fees
- Court Rules
- Court Services Online
- Court System
- COVID-19 Information and Resources
- Credit
- The Credit River Case
- Crime Victims, see Victims
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Criminal Record, see Expungement
- Cruelty to Animals
- Curfew
- Custody, see Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Cybersecurity
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D
- Damage Awards, see Jury Awards
- Data Breach
- Data Practices Act, Minnesota, see Data Practices Act and Open Meeting Law
- Death Penalty, see Capital Punishment in Minnesota
- Debt Collection
- Declaration of Independence, see Constitutions
- Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Detainees, see Prisoners
- Disability
- D iscrimination, Civil Rights
- Discrimination, Employment
- Distilleries
- Distracted Driving
- Diversity (in the legal profession and in the workplace)
- Divorce
- Doing Business in the Arts, see Intellectual Property
- Domestic Abuse and Harassment
- Drivers' Licenses
- Driving/Traffic Laws/Vehicles
- Driving While Impaired/Under the Influence
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E
- Easements
- E-Cigarettes
- Education Law
- E-Filing
- Elder Law/Seniors
- Election Law
- Electronic Surveillance, see Video Surveillance
- Emancipation of Minors
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Law
- Enacting Clause
- End of Life Planning
- Engagement Rings
- Entertainment Law, see Intellectual Property
- Estates in Land
- Estate Planning, see also Probate
- Estate Tax, see Probate and Estate Administration
- Eviction
- Exotic Animals
- Expungement
- Extradition and Detainers, see Prisoners
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F
- Fair Housing
- Fee Waivers (in Forma Pauperis)
- Fees, see Court Fees
- Felons, see Collateral Consequences of Felony Conviction
- Finding a Lawyer
- Fires
- Firearms, see Weapons
- Fireworks
- Fishing/Hunting
- Flag Laws
- Foreclosure
- Forfeiture, see Search and Seizure
- Freedom of Information Act
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G
- Gambling, see Contests and Charitable Gambling
- Gaming and Casinos
- Garbage, Junk & Problem Properties
- Garnishment
- Gay Rights, see LGBT Rights
- Genealogy
- Government, see Structure of Government
- Government Information, see Access to Government Information
- Grandparents' Rights
- Guardianship and Conservatorship (Adults)
- Guardianship and Conservatorship (Minors)
- Gun Ownership
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- Identification
- Identity Theft
- Immigration
- Income Taxes
- Indian Law
- In Forma Pauperis (Fee Waivers)
- Intellectual Property
- Interest and Usury
- Interpreters, resources for
- Interpreters, resources about
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J
- Judges, generally
- Judges, Minnesota
- Judges' Reversal Rates
- Judgments
- Jury Awards
- Jury Instructions
- Jury Service
- Juvenile Law & Delinquency
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L
- Land Owners
- Landlord and Tenant
- Land Use
- Law, Sources of
- Law In Popular Culture
- Law on the Edge
- Law Practice, see Resources for Attorneys
- Lawyers, resources about, see Attorneys, resources about
- Lawyers, resources for, see Attorneys, resources for
- Leash Laws
- Legal Age in Minnesota
- Legal Malpractice
- Legal Newspapers, See also Electronic Resources for other newspapers.
- Legal Research
- Legal Resources in Other Languages
- Legal Separation
- Legal Treatises
- Legal Writing
- Legislative History
- Lemon Law
- Lesbian Rights
- LGBT Rights
- Libel, see Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Liquor
- Living Wills, see Health Care Directives
- Loans
- Lobbying/Advocacy Information
- "Loony" Laws
- Low-Power Vehicles, see Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs and OHVs)
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M
- Manufactured (Mobile) Homes
- Marijuana
- Marriage
- Mechanics' Liens
- Mediation, see Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medical Malpractice
- Military, see Veterans and Active Military
- Minnesota Appellate Court Briefs
- Minnesota Constitution, see Constitutions
- Minnesota Court of Appeals, History
- Minnesota Court Services Online
- Minnesota Judges and Lawyers
- Minnesota Judicial Branch Links to Key Resources
- Minnesota Legal History
- Minnesota State Court System -- Opinions and Orders
- Minors
- Misdemeanors
- MNsure exchange, see Affordable Care Act
- Mobile Homes
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Motions
- Motor Vehicles
- Movies, see Law In Popular Culture
- Municipal Corporations, see Cities and Towns
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N
- Name Change
- Native American Law
- Neighbor Law, see also Homeowners
- Newspapers, Legal, see also Electronic Resources for other newspapers
- Noise
- Notaries Public
- Nursing Homes
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O
- Oath of Office
- Open Meeting Law, Minnesota, see Data Practices Act and Open Meeting Law
- Opinions and Orders: MN Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
- Opioids
- Oral History Guide
- Orders for Protection
- Ordinances
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P
- Pardons
- Parental Rights, Termination of
- Parenting Time, see Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Parents' Responsibility for Actions of Their Children
- Partition
- Patents
- Paternity
- Payday Loans
- Personal Injury
- Pets
- Police
- Possession
- Power of Attorney
- Practice of Law, see Resources for Attorneys
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Prisoners
- Privacy
- Private Investigators
- Pro se, see Representing Yourself in Court
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Product Liability
- Property Lines & Boundaries
- Property Taxes, See also Property Assessment & Taxes
- Public Housing
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R
- Real ID
- Real Property
- Recording Conversations
- Redistricting
- Renunciation of Citizenship
- Representing Yourself in Court
- Researching Minnesota Judges and Lawyers
- Resources for Attorneys
- Retroactive Laws / Retroactivity of Statutes
- Rules of Procedure, see Court Rules
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S
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Search and Seizure
- Self-Represented Litigants, see Representing Yourself in Court
- Seized Property and Forfeitures
- Seniors/Elder Law
- Sentencing
- Separation
- Service Animals
- Service of Process
- Sex Offender Statutes Minnesota
- Sexual Harassment
- Short Term Rentals
- Slander, See Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Small Claims Court, see Conciliation Court
- Smoking, see Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
- Snow Emergency
- Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs and OHVs)
- Social Security
- Somali Language Legal Resources
- Sources of Law
- Spanish Language Legal Resources
- Special Education
- Sports Law
- Spousal Maintenance
- Stalking
- Standards of Review (MN Court of Appeals)
- Starting a Business in Minnesota
- Starting and Managing a Law Practice
- Statute of Limitations
- Structure of Government
- Student Loans
- Surveillance Cameras, see Video Surveillance
- Swimming Pools
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T
- Tax Court, see Administrative Courts
- Tax, See also Property Assessment & Taxes
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Therapy Animals
- Three-Day Rule for Purchases
- Tobacco and Smoking
- Torts
- Towns, see Cities and Towns
- Trademark
- Traffic Laws/Driving/Vehicles
- Transfer on Death Deed
- Transgender Rights, see LGBT Rights
- Treaties, Native American
- Treaty Research
- Trees
- Trial Practice
- Tribal Law
- Truancy
- Trusts
- TV Shows, see Law in Popular Culture
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U
- Underage drinking
- Unemployment Cases
- Unemployment Insurance
- United States Constitution, see Constitutions
- Unmarried Couples and Cohabitation
- Unpublished Decisions
- Usury, see Interest and Usury
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V
- Vehicles/Traffic Laws/Driving
- Verdicts
- Veterans and Active Military
- Victims
- Video Surveillance
- Visitation, see Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Vital Records
- Voting
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W
- Weapons
- Whistleblower Laws
- Wild Animals
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Wine
- Witnesses, see Victims and Witnesses
- Workers' Compensation
- Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, see Administrative Courts
- Workplace Safety
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Z
- Zoning and Land Use
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