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Bibliography of the Writings of Professor William E. Lass.

Thomas L. Olson, "Law on the Edge: The Credit River Case and the Fixations of Jerome Daly, 1960-1990."

Joel Michael, "How the Senate Lost its Stagger: The Story of an Attorney General's Opinion That Changed the Legislature."

Jason Taylor Fitzgerald: "The Writ of Quo Warranto in Minnesota

Thomas L. Olson: "Blockbusters: Minnesota Movie Men Slug it out with Studio Moguls, 1938-1948."

Penny A. Petersen: "Isaac Atwater." (2014).

Luther Granquist: Book Review of Roberta Walburn, "Miles Lord: The Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America to Justice" (2017).

James M. Goodhue: "Struck A Lead: An Historical Tale of the Upper Lead Region." (1843-1844).

Robert M. Smith: Book Review of Neil S. Boardman, "The Wine of Violence" (1964).

Judge Michael A. Wolff: Book Review of Roberta Walburn, "Miles Lord: The Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America to Justice" (2017).

Viewing Lafayette French, Sr. (1848-1912) & Lafayette French, Jr. (1887-1948)

Lafayette French, Sr. (1848-1912) & Lafayette French, Jr. (1887-1948)

Lafayette French built a towering reputation as a trial lawyer in southern Minnesota from the 1870s to his death in 1912. He was President of the Minnesota State Bar Association in 1909. His son, Lafayette French II, followed him into the law, and served as United States Attorney from 1923 through 1928. He later returned to Austin and practiced law until his death in 1944.

This article contains profiles and obituaries of father and son.

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