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UMLC Receives Victory in Election Integrity Lawsuit
Minnesota Supreme Court ruled largely in favor of the Upper Midwest Law Center’s challenge to the Secretary of State’s absentee ballot processing rule, which the Secretary had interpreted as allowing virtually any signature to satisfy the statute’s signature match requirement for absentee ballots. The Upper Midwest Law Center represented the Minnesota Voters Alliance and three absentee ballot board members in the case.

UMLC Files Reply Brief in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Minnesota Department of Human Services
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) recently submitted a reply brief to the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (COA) as part of UMLC’s appeal seeking a reversal of the District Court’s decision to dismiss Joseph Norgren’s and Aaron Norgren’s lawsuits based on the department’s violations of their violating their First Amendment and federal employment rights.

Minnesota Law Weekly | Episode 20: New Election Law Limits Free Speech, Protects Unions
Watch the twentieth episode of Minnesota Law Weekly. Governor Walz’s recently signed HF/SF 3 into law, which allows felons to vote before they have completed their sentences, gives Attorney General Keith Ellison the power to sue citizens for what he deems as false speech and shuts down corporate political donations but exempts DFL-friendly labor unions.

Minnesota Law Weekly | Episode 19: Concerning Developments in Education Bill
Watch the nineteenth episode of Minnesota Law Weekly. The legislature has been moving fast and furious in both houses of the legislature to fundamentally change major Minnesota laws and policies. Education law has not been spared that treatment, as bills are passed granting money based only on race and requiring CRT in Minnesota schools as a fundamental principle in our education standards and curricula.

UMLC Submits Data Request to Attorney General on Behalf of Dr. Scott Jensen
The Upper Midwest Law Center announced a formal data request on behalf of Dr. Scott Jensen to Minnesota’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for communications relating to or mentioning Scott Jensen.

UMLC Files Lawsuit Against School District for Violations of Board Member’s First Amendment Rights
The Upper Midwest Law Center filed a lawsuit against Independent School District 2909 on behalf of Board Member Pollyann Sorcan for deliberate and continuous damages to Ms. Sorcan’s First Amendment rights. The board’s actions prevented Ms. Sorcan from effectively performing her duties as a board member.

UMLC Receives Victory in Election Integrity Lawsuit
Minnesota Supreme Court ruled largely in favor of the Upper Midwest Law Center’s challenge to the Secretary of State’s absentee ballot processing rule, which the Secretary had interpreted as allowing virtually any signature to satisfy the statute’s signature match requirement for absentee ballots. The Upper Midwest Law Center represented the Minnesota Voters Alliance and three absentee ballot board members in the case.

UMLC Files Reply Brief in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Minnesota Department of Human Services
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) recently submitted a reply brief to the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (COA) as part of UMLC’s appeal seeking a reversal of the District Court’s decision to dismiss Joseph Norgren’s and Aaron Norgren’s lawsuits based on the department’s violations of their violating their First Amendment and federal employment rights.

Minnesota Law Weekly | Episode 20: New Election Law Limits Free Speech, Protects Unions
Watch the twentieth episode of Minnesota Law Weekly. Governor Walz’s recently signed HF/SF 3 into law, which allows felons to vote before they have completed their sentences, gives Attorney General Keith Ellison the power to sue citizens for what he deems as false speech and shuts down corporate political donations but exempts DFL-friendly labor unions.

Minnesota Law Weekly | Episode 19: Concerning Developments in Education Bill
Watch the nineteenth episode of Minnesota Law Weekly. The legislature has been moving fast and furious in both houses of the legislature to fundamentally change major Minnesota laws and policies. Education law has not been spared that treatment, as bills are passed granting money based only on race and requiring CRT in Minnesota schools as a fundamental principle in our education standards and curricula.

UMLC Submits Data Request to Attorney General on Behalf of Dr. Scott Jensen
The Upper Midwest Law Center announced a formal data request on behalf of Dr. Scott Jensen to Minnesota’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for communications relating to or mentioning Scott Jensen.

UMLC Files Lawsuit Against School District for Violations of Board Member’s First Amendment Rights
The Upper Midwest Law Center filed a lawsuit against Independent School District 2909 on behalf of Board Member Pollyann Sorcan for deliberate and continuous damages to Ms. Sorcan’s First Amendment rights. The board’s actions prevented Ms. Sorcan from effectively performing her duties as a board member.
