Minnesota Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument at Minnesota Law

At the invitation of Minnesota Law's Legal Research and Writing Program, the Minnesota Supreme Court visited the Law School on April 10. The Court graciously continued its annual tradition of hearing an oral argument each spring at Mondale Hall. This year's argument was State of Minnesota v. Dontae Deshaun White, which addressed both procedural and substantive issues regarding restitution under Minn. Stat. § 611A.045. The argument was held before the assembled 1L class and livestreamed for those who were unable to attend. After the hearing was gaveled to a close, the Court remained to answer questions from the 1Ls on issues ranging from the role of oral argument in judicial decision-making to the qualities that make for effective legal writing. The Q & A from this event was recorded and is now a podcast. You can listen to the Q & A on a LawTalk podcast. This is the first visit for this annual tradition for Justice Procaccini, who was appointed in October 2023, and is the last visit for Justice G. Barry Anderson '79, who is retiring after nearly 20 years from the Court in May.