Official Publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association Vol. 60, No. 6 July 2003

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James Baillie: 2003-04 MSBA President MSBA's new president is Jim Baillie, an attorney with Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis and a longstanding proponent of lawyers' involvement in providing legal services to the disadvantaged. By Amy Lindgren Constitutional Crossfire How much discretion should judges have to deviate from the sentencing guidelines and how far can Congress reasonably go in specifying what punishment fits a crime? By Douglas A. Kelley

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Columns President's Page: A Matter of Honor: Meeting the Crisis in Legal Services by James L. Baillie Professional Responsibility: Conflicts and Prospective Client Consultations by Kenneth L. Jorgensen Lawyer at Large: Conceal and Carry Rules for Minnesota Businesses by Linda L. Hostein and Anh T. Le Essay: Guns, Courts, and Civil Liberties by Kari Hainey

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