Jensen suit continues to call out political weaponization of Walz-appointed medical board
An update on Dr. Scott Jensen’s lawsuit brought by UMLC against the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
Appeal Filed to Restore Christian Rehabilitation Program for Minnesota Inmates After DOC’s Controversial Cancellation
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) and co-counsel True North Legal (TNL) have filed an appeal to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States District Court’s decision yesterday to deny the motion for a preliminary injunction in their case to reinstate Plaintiff Anthony Schmitt’s highly successful Christian rehabilitation program at the Minnesota […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Standing in Felon Voting Law Challenge, UMLC Frustrated
Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the Upper Midwest Law Center’s clients did not have standing as taxpayers to challenge the new Felon Voting Law. UMLC is disappointed that this decision makes it more difficult for Minnesota taxpayers to hold their government accountable and leaves the important constitutional questions in this case unanswered. “We […]
The current NLRB is trampling on workers’ rights and fostering unfairness | Minnesota Law Report
Check out the latest Minnesota Law Report: The current NLRB is trampling on workers’ rights and fostering unfairness
Citizen Prevails Over Bemidji Merit Hearing Board Members’ Motion to Dismiss in “Sunshine” Lawsuit
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) recently won a decisive victory for its client against the members of the City of Bemidji Merit Hearing Board in a “Sunshine” lawsuit. Sunshine laws (here, the Minnesota Open Meeting Law) require specific businesses and government agencies to maintain transparency and disclose their activities to the public. Case Background […]
UMLC Secures Major Victory in Free Speech Case Against Lakeville School District
Today, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) won a major victory for its clients against the Lakeville School District. The federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court in Cajune v. Independent School District 194, holding that the Lakeville School District could not pass off Black Lives Matter posters in its hallways and […]
Victory in Discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of Minnesota Farmer
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC), serving as local counsel alongside the Pacific Legal Foundation, has successfully concluded a federal discrimination lawsuit brought by Lance Nistler, a white farmer from Beltrami County, Minnesota. The lawsuit led to significant changes in the eligibility criteria for the state’s Down Payment Assistance Grant program. Despite meeting all eligibility […]
Emergency powers law needs changes to prevent governors from seizing lawmakers’ power | Minnesota Law Report
While the pandemic may seem old news for some people, the courts are just finally now getting around to deciding essential issues related to our personal liberties and constitutional rights.
Dr. Scott Jensen Files Legal Brief Opposing Dismissal in Case Against Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and Its Members
Dr. Scott Jensen, whose license to practice medicine was threatened six times over nearly three years, including throughout the entirety of his campaign for Governor, filed a legal brief in support of his Amended Complaint in the federal District of Minnesota on May 23, 2024. Dr. Jensen is represented by the Upper Midwest Law Center […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Approves Governor Walz’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
In a decision authored by Justice Gordon Moore, the Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld Governor Walz’s declaration of the COVID-19 peacetime emergency and the constitutionality of the Minnesota Emergency Management Act (MEMA)—the law that Governor Walz used to seize control of the state for 16 months and issue one executive order after another controlling minuscule […]