Minnesota DWI Defense Blog

Both the United States Supreme Court and the Minnesota Supreme Court concluded that the cornerstone of Minnesota's DWI laws -- our DWI Test Refusal laws -- are unconstitutional. Those rulings left one particular question unanswered: how to deal with all of the driver who were told (and are still being told) that "refusal to take a test is a crime." That question is set to be answered soon. Read More

At some point in our lives, we’ve all been guilty of “rushing to judgment.” We read a horrible news story where someone was injured or died, and the immediate instinct is to lay the blame – and the more serious the incident, the heavier the blame. As a society, we seem to have a hard time accepting the fact that, sometimes, an accident really is an accident. Read More

"I deem you to have refused the breath test." This decision or "deeming" is a critical moment during a DWI arrest. Usually a refusal communicated by saying "no" to a breath test, but sometimes a driver is charged with refusing based on their actions, or better put, their inaction. Read More

Privacy rights are always a hot topic in America, a country founded on the idea of freedom and individuality. One topic that's been close to our heart since early last year is the Department of Public Safety's attempt to use Minnesota's Ignition Interlock Program to camouflage a widespread, secret program of surveillance -- putting the privacy of tens of thousands of Minnesotans at risk. Today, we sued them over it. Read More

Whether it is worth hiring a lawyer is a very common question people ask after being arrested for a DWI, and frankly, it is a fair question. The idea of an additional expense is difficult to accept when the financial consequences of a DWI are so significant. Ultimately, each individual will have to come to their own answer because the consequences of a DWI affect everyone differently. What factors should you consider when deciding whether to hire a lawyer? Here are some of the things Ramsay L Read More

Our new website and blog will provide our readers with invaluable information on how to defeat DWIs in Minnesota and across the country, on a cleaner and more user-friendly website. Read More

When looking at a DWI case, defense attorneys are looking for a path to victory. How can we get the test suppressed? How can we beat the test result? Were constitutional rights violated? These are just some of the “paths” attorney’s will consider in forming their defense. In many cases, simply finding one valid path will result in outright victory. Read More

Happy New Years! Best wishes to you and yours in 2017. Last week Ramsay Law Firm took a look back at 2016. It was quite an eventful year: from cases going to the U.S. Supreme Court to finding significant success challenging the validity of breath tests in Minnesota. Now I would like to take a moment and make some predictions for what we will see in the new year. Read More

In another blow to Minnesota's breath testing program last week a Hennepin County Judge ruled in this Order the Commissioner of Public Safety failed to prove our client's alcohol concentration was 0. Read More

It's an issue we've been talking about for months, and now, a Minnesota judge has taken action. Read More

2016 has been quite the year for Ramsay Law Firm and Minnesota's DWI laws in general. It's not every year a case is heard by the United States Supreme Court that drastically changes our laws and the laws across the country. This is not being melodramatic, the events of the past year are unique and their affects will be felt, and litigated about, for years to come. Below are the nine most notable events of 2016: Read More

This morning our office won its third case at the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a row! Here is the opinion. Read More

Ramsay Law Firm recently won yet another DWI case by using our scientific knowledge to challenge a breath test result. Read More

Ramsay Law Firm received another victory at the Court of Appeals today. Read More

One of the most difficult hurdles our clients face is the potential loss of their license. Read More

When you (or someone you know) is facing a DWI charge, it can feel like your whole life just came to a screeching halt. Read More

There are some things each of us simply cannot do. Read More

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, it is nice to take a moment to think about what you are thankful for. Read More

We have blogged extensively about the ongoing due process issue working its way throughout he court system. Read More