The article focuses on several court cases related to judicial law in Minnesota as of November 2018. The court cases include Elbert v. Carter, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals of the 8th Circuit (8th Circuit), affirmed an order dismissing a second federal action brought by the plaintiff due to non-mutual claim preclusion, Hillesheim v. Holiday Station Stores, Inc. in which the 8th Circuit decided that the lack of standing on removed claim requires remand, not dismissal.