Library Research Guides: George L. Bunn, Associate Justice 1911-1913, 1913-1918: Opinions and Other Resources

Opinions

During his time on the Minnesota Supreme Court, Justice Bunn wrote 439 opinions and 6 dissents. They can be found in volumes 114 to 141 of the Minnesota Reports.

Minnesota Reports
Call Number: KRM5445 .A2
Publication of opinions written by Justice Bunn are located in volumes 114 to 141 of Minnesota Reports. All volumes are available in the library.

Newspaper Articles

George L. Bunn - The Saint Paul Globe, August 14, 1893
(Selected as Judge to Second Judicial District) - The Saint Paul Globe, January 3, 1897
Three New Judges - Wood County Reporter (Grand Rapids, WI), January 7, 1897
Judge Bunn a Whist Expert - The Saint Paul Globe, May 25, 1902
Judge Bunn Says Smoke Ordinance and Police Authority - The Saint Paul Globe, December 29, 1903
Judge Bunn Holds that the Will of Mrs. Wilder is Valid - The Saint Paul Globe, May 3, 1904
Judge Bunn Declares Wilder Charity Legal - The Saint Paul Globe, May 15, 1904
Judge Bunn Declares Wilder Charity Legal - The Saint Paul Globe, May 15, 1904 (cont'd)
Honor Judge Brown - Trustees of St. Paul College of Law Elect him Dean, The Saint Paul Globe, June 1, 1904
Octopus Wins in Minnesota - The Tennessean (Nashville), July 10, 1909
See Blow against the Proposed Packing Plant - Star Tribune (Minneapolis) July 17, 1909
Victory for State in Oil Trust Suit - The Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) May 23, 1910
Bunn will get the Place - The Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) February 17, 1911
State Lawyers Appreciate Bunn - The Labor World (Duluth, MN) September 5, 1914
Appreciation of our Supreme Court - Mower County Transcript, September 9, 1914
Court Files New Ruling on Bonds - New Ulm Review (New Ulm, MN), January 23, 1918

Photographs

Men of Minnesota; a collection of the portraits of men prominent in business and professional life in Minnesota
Call Number: Special Collections Room F 605 .M4 1915
Publication Date: 1902
Link opens to portrait of George L. Bunn. (Provided by Hathi Trust digital library.)

Minnesota Supreme Court - Minnesota Historical Society
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Photo portrait of Justices Calvin L. Brown, Philip E. Brown, George L. Bunn, Homer B. Dibell?() Oscar Hallam, and Andrew Holt. (1913)

Other Resources

John Bessler, "The 'Midnight Assassination Law' and Minnesota's Anti-Death Penalty Movement", 22 William Mitchell Law Review 577 (1996)
As a judge for the Second Judicial District, Bunn presided over the 1906 trial of local newspapers for alleged violation of the "midnight assassination law" in their coverage of the William Williams execution. This newspaper coverage is widely considered to have led the Minnesota Legislature to abolish capital punishment in 1911.
George Bunn campaign card - Minnesota Historical Society
Card promoting George Bunn's reelection campaign for associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1915)

George L. Bunn, Associate Justice 1911-1913, 1913-1918

Biographies of Minnesota Appellate Court Justices and Judges

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