Federal Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of UMLC Lawsuit Against MN DHS Discrimination and Retaliation for Objections to Extreme CRT/Gender Identity “Training”
The Upper Midwest Law Center secured a significant legal victory on behalf of Aaron Norgren in a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Religious liberty is under attack in Minnesota | Minnesota Law Report
On the latest episode of Minnesota Law Report, Upper Midwest Law Center senior counsel James Dickey and True North Legal president Renee Carlson discussed the current attacks on religious liberty in the state of Minnesota.
The fight against future lockdowns | Minnesota Law Report
Snell v. Walz challenges whether Gov. Tim Walz had the authority to issue a peacetime emergency related to COVID-19.
Minnesota’s new social studies standards mandate political activism | Minnesota Law Report
The new social studies standards are not grade-level specific but ask kindergarteners to meet the same standards as high school seniors.
UMLC Joins Legal Battle Against Race and Sex Discrimination in Minnesota Farming Grants
Minnesota Supreme Court Grants Accelerated Review of Felon Voting Law Challenge
Yesterday, the Minnesota Supreme Court granted accelerated review of the Upper Midwest Law Center’s (UMLC) challenge to the 2023 Felon Voting Law. The decision to expedite the review comes in response to the petition filed by UMLC and Petitioners Minnesota Voters Alliance, Mary Amlaw, Ken Wendling, and Tim Kirk, challenging the Anoka County District Court’s decision on […]
UMLC Stands Against Unjust Cancellation of Christian Rehabilitation Program at Minnesota Prison
Today, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) and co-counsel True North Legal (TNL) filed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) officials’ abrupt cancellation of a Christian rehabilitation program at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – St. Cloud. The program, led by plaintiff Anthony Schmitt and his colleagues, has been an instrumental tool in facilitating […]
Citizen Files “Sunshine” Lawsuit Against City of Bemidji
Area resident C.T. Marhula, self-described “community activist and public data advocate” today stated he had filed a lawsuit against the City of Bemidji Merit Hearing Board (MHB). The suit alleges the MHB illegally closed a hearing when the subject of the meeting had requested an open meeting. Minnesota law requires that the hearing be public if […]
UMLC Seeks Accelerated Review of Felon Voting Decision in Minnesota Supreme Court
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) and Petitioners Minnesota Voters Alliance, Mary Amlaw, Ken Wendling, and Tim Kirk have petitioned to the Minnesota Supreme Court to take accelerated review of the Anoka County District Court’s December 13 decision upholding the Felon Voting Law. The Petitioners filed the appeal on December 20 and then asked the […]
Anoka County Court Upholds Felon Voting Law; UMLC Plans Immediate Appeal
Today, in Anoka County District Court, Judge Thomas R. Lehmann issued an order upholding Minnesota’s new felon voting law and denying the petition for a writ of quo warranto sought by the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC), on behalf of Petitioners Minnesota Voters Alliance, Mary Amlaw, Ken Wendling, and Tim Kirk. The Petitioners intend to […]