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Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Minnesota's Castle Doctrine: The Statute Says Felony, but the Courts Ask a Harder Question
Minnesota law permits deadly force to prevent certain felonies in the home, but that does not make every felony a license to kill. Learn how the courts interpret necessity, reasonableness, retreat, and the rights of co-residents.
October 20, 2026 · 9 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
EZEKA v. STATE: A THREAT IS NOT YET AN IMMINENT THREAT
September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
STATE v. BAKER: RE-ENGAGEMENT AND THE INNOCENT STANDARD
September 29, 2026 · 7 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
SELF-DEFENSE SCENARIO: SEE IF YOU GET IT RIGHT
September 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
THE SHOOTING WAS JUSTIFIED IN FLORIDA. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA?
September 11, 2026 · 9 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
A Screwdriver, a Daycare, and the Reality of Deadly Force
August 14, 2026 · 8 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
The Minneapolis Homeowner Case: Why No Charges Were Filed
July 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
The Minneapolis Homeowner Shooting: Why Every Fact Matters
July 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Provocation, Resisting Arrest, and Minnesota Self-Defense Law
January 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
It May Be Lawful. And It Can Still Be Awful.
January 25, 2026 · 4 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Potential Activist Liability in the Renee Good “ICE Watch” Case
January 10, 2026 · 17 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Investigating the ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good: Legal, Policy, and Tactical Perspectives
January 7, 2026 · 35 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Innocence, Retreat, and the White-Knight Trap
December 15, 2025 · 5 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Forced Entry, Final Outcome: What Every Gun Owner Must Know Before Pulling the Trigger
October 29, 2025 · 5 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Locked Bedroom Brawl: How an Arizona Man Turned a Mic Stand into a Castle Doctrine Win
October 21, 2025 · 5 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
From the Hardwood to the Courtroom: Ja Morant and the Castle Doctrine
September 10, 2025 · 2 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
The Danger of Thinking You Know the Law
June 20, 2025 · 2 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
The Apple River Stabbing: Self-Defense, Minors, and the Weight of Public Scrutiny
June 6, 2025 · 5 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Edina Hospital Lockdown: A Self-Defense Case Study You Couldn’t Make Up If You Tried
May 20, 2025 · 3 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
The Julius Hopp Case: Self-Defense and the Hay Dispute
May 19, 2025 · 1 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
State v. Valdez: Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Defense of Others in Self-Defense Law
April 19, 2025 · 2 min read
Minnesota Case Analysis and Use-of-Force Law
Minnesota’s Self-Defense Law Needs Clarity—Not Confusion
April 4, 2025 · 5 min read