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The Upper Midwest Law Center fights to limit governmental, special interest, and public union overreach and uses the rule of law to protect liberties of citizens in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
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Have you been wronged by government or special interest overreach, or unlawful actions by your public employee union?
UMLC News
UMLC Urges Supreme Court to Put Longstanding Religious Liberty Precedent to Rest
Some precedents refuse to stay buried. Today the Upper Midwest Law Center filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 1990 precedent Employment Division v. Smith, which UMLC argues continues to weaken protections for the free exercise of...
Minnesota Builders Challenge Constitutionality of 2024 Omnibus Law
The Upper Midwest Law Center is representing the Central Minnesota Builders Association and Rochester Area Builders Inc. in a new lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s 2024 omnibus law as unconstitutional under the Minnesota Constitution’s single-subject and title...
16 Minnesota School Districts Face Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over Sexual Identity Policies
The Upper Midwest Law Center has asked the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate 16 Minnesota public school districts over sexual identity policies UMLC argues violate Title IX, the U.S. Constitution, and federal Executive Orders. UMLC...
Dr. Scott Jensen’s Free Speech Case Revived by Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled in favor of Dr. Scott Jensen in a First Amendment lawsuit brought by the Upper Midwest Law Center, reversing the dismissal of his case against the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and sending it...
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Oak Grove Can Use Paper Voter Rosters in 2026 Election
The Minnesota Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the City of Oak Grove in a case brought by the Upper Midwest Law Center, holding that the city has authority to decide whether paper or electronic voter rosters are used at precincts within its boundaries for the...
Federal Appeals Court Rules Minnesota Cannot Criminalize Political Speech About Voting
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled today in favor of Minnesota Voters Alliance and its members in a First Amendment challenge to Minnesota’s election speech law. The case, Minnesota Voters Alliance, et al. v. Ellison, et al., challenges a...
