2024 Court Opinions Table
This table was created as part of the revisor’s
2024 Court Opinions Report, required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 3C.04, subdivision 3.
The table lists sections, subdivisions, paragraphs, clauses, and items that were
identified as ambiguous, vague, preempted, constitutionally suspect, or otherwise deficient in opinions of the
Minnesota Supreme Court or Minnesota Court of Appeals filed after September 30, 2022, and before October 1, 2024.
Full summaries of the opinions are included in
the report. The is a cumulative table in
Appendix II of the linked report that includes a listing of all statutes included in all revisor's court
opinions reports, beginning with the first report in January 1959 and ending with this year's report.
| Statute Citation |
Issue |
Court Opinion |
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122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1)
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Is the phrase “immoral character or
conduct,” when used as a cause to disqualify a candidate applying for a
professional educator license, unconstitutionally vague?
(unconstitutional vagueness)
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Matter of Yanez
983 N.W.2d 89
(Minn. Ct. App. 2022)
(A22-0049)
|
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152.021, subdivision 2b, clause (1)
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Is a firearm
considered “within immediate reach” if it is inside a locked glove
compartment of a vehicle?
(ambiguity)
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State v. Moore
10 N.W.3d 676
(Minn. 2024)
(A22-1570)
|
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171.24, subdivision 5
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Is a driver whose license is canceled or denied as inimical to public safety
prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on private property?
(ambiguity)
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State v. Velisek
986 N.W.2d 696
(Minn. 2023)
(A21-0275)
|
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256B.064, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (1)
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Does the term “abuse” include
failing to maintain adequate health service records without an effort to
deceive the state?
(ambiguity)
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Matter of
Surveillance and Integrity Review
999 N.W.2d 843
(Minn. 2024)
(A21-1477)
|
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260B.125, subdivision 4, clause (2)
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When determining the culpability of a child in committing an alleged offense, is the court
restricted to considering only those factors listed in the statute or may it
consider additional relevant factors?
(ambiguity)
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In the Matter of the Welfare of H.B.
986 N.W.2d 158
(Minn. 2022)
(A20-0954)
|
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282.03
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Does a county have the authority to impose a condition requiring the purchaser to demolish
pre-existing structures as part of a sale of tax-forfeited property?
(ambiguity)
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Ashcel Companies, Inc. v.
Dodge County
10 N.W.3d 877
(Minn. Ct. App. 2024)
(A24-0056)
|
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290.17, subdivision 3
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Is all income that is not
“nonbusiness income” required to be apportioned under subdivision 3, or just
possible to be apportioned under subdivision 3?
(ambiguity)
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Cities Management v.
Comm'r of Revenue
997 N.W.2d 348
(Minn. 2023)
(A23-0222)
|
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541.023, subdivision 1
|
Is a plat an “instrument” for the purposes of the Minnesota Marketable Title Act?
(ambiguity)
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Matter of Moratzka
988 N.W.2d 42
(Minn. 2023)
(A21-0829), (A21-0832)
|
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609.341, subdivision 11, paragraph (a), item (i)
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Does using an object constitute intentional touching by the actor for purposes of
establishing sexual contact in support of a charge of second-degree criminal
sexual conduct?
(ambiguity)
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Wocelka v. State
9 N.W.3d 390
(Minn. 2024)
(A22-1239)
|
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611A.01, paragraph (b)
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Is a child's parent entitled to restitution for costs stemming from the effects of
a crime committed against the child but not suffered directly by the child?
(ambiguity)
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State v. Allison
999 N.W.2d 835
(Minn. 2024)
(A22-0793)
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617.23, subdivision 1
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Does a privately owned, partially enclosed backyard of a home abutting a public
alley satisfy the “place” element of the indecent exposure statute?
(ambiguity)
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Fordyce v. State
994 N.W.2d 893
(Minn. 2023)
(A21-1619)
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