Legal Opinion
Nichols v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 4, 2015No. A13-0529PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
The issue presented by this case is whether the State of Minnesota may be sued in tort under Minn.Stat. §§ 181.64 and 181.65 (2014). Because we conclude that the Legislature did not plainly, clearly, and unmistakably waive sovereign immunity for claims brought under sections 181.64 and 181.65, see Minn.Stat. § 645.27 (2014), we hold that Nichols may not sue the State under those provisions.
In October 2011 Joan Nichols, then living in Ohio, responded to an online posting for the position of communications director at the Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State…
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