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Minnesota Supreme Court Decisions - Highlights from 2011
Please note: Case summaries provided by Professor Peter Knapp, William Mitchell College of Law; reprinted with permission.
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Dog Bite: Provocation
Engquist v. Loyas, 803 N.W.2d 400
Case #A09-1760
Justice Dietzen
Filed September 21, 2011
Case Summary (pdf)
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Eminent Domain: Regulatory Taking
DeCook v. Rochester Intern. Airport Joint Zoning Bd., 796 N.W.2d 299
Case # A09-969
Justice G. Barry Anderson
Justice Stras took no part
Filed March 30, 2011
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Arrest: Probable Cause
State v. Williams, 794 N.W.2d 867
Case #A08-2129
Justice G. Barry Anderson
Justice Page Cconcurring
Justice Stras took no part
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Court of Appeals Opinion in Case #A08-2129
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| Search and Seizure: Reasonable Suspicion
Search and Seizure: Voluntary Consent
Search and Seizure: Inevitable Discovery
State v. Diede, 795 N.W.2d 836
Case #A09-1120 Justice Meyer Justice Dietzen dissenting, joined by Chief Justice Gildea and Justice Stras Filed March 30, 2011 Case Summary (pdf)
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Supreme Court Opinion in Case #A09-1120
Court of Appeals Opinion in Case #A09-1120
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