Victory for Minneapolis: the City Council must re-fund the police

The voters have spoken: Minneapolis must fund the police. Upper Midwest Law Center’s lawsuit against the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey now takes center stage following last night’s defeat of the proposed defund-the-police Charter amendment. After the defeat of the amendment, the City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey must take immediate action to […]

UMLC files Supreme Court response to AG Ellison’s attempt to hide data from Minnesotans

On November 2, 2021, the Upper Midwest Law Center filed a response to Attorney General Keith Ellison’s attempt to hide data from Minnesotans. UMLC’s brief, available here, shows that it is illegal for the AG to shield virtually any data his office touches from Minnesotans. UMLC’s client, Energy Policy Advocates, has been seeking data related […]