Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Hennepin County to Comply With State Election Law
Minnesota’s highest court unanimously sides with the Upper Midwest Law Center and the Minnesota Voters Alliance, holding that Hennepin County failed to exhaust the major Party Lists in appointing election judges to its Absentee Ballot Board In a major victory for election integrity, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered Hennepin County to reconstitute its Absentee Ballot […]
Petition Filed in MN Supreme Court to Demand Hennepin County Follow Election Law
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC), representing the Minnesota Voters Alliance and three petitioners, held a press conference today to announce the filing of a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court. The petition challenges Hennepin County’s failure to comply with state election law requiring bipartisan representation on absentee ballot boards. According to public data, Hennepin County did not include […]
Bemidji Agrees to Open Meeting Law Compliance Following UMLC’s Court Victory
In a significant victory for transparency and public accountability, the City of Bemidji resolved to treat its Merit Hearing Board as subject to Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law following a lawsuit brought by C.T. Marhula, represented by the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC). This resolution came after a settlement between Marhula and the individual Merit Hearing […]
Concerns Raised Over Potential Violations in Minnesota’s Early Voting Procedures
UMLC Issues Election Judge Advisory The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) issued a formal advisory to the public, raising concerns about potential lapses in the inclusion of party-balanced election judges during the early voting process in Minnesota. The advisory comes in response to concerns from the public regarding the implementation of new early voting procedures […]
UMLC Urges Compliance with Election Law in Several Minnesota Counties
Today, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) formally addressed letters to the county attorneys for Wabasha, Stearns, Sherburne, and Benton County regarding their recent resolutions on absentee ballot board staffing. UMLC, representing the Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) and its members who are voters in these counties, reviewed their absentee ballot board resolutions and found that […]
Allie Howell: Why the public deserves to see the Nicole Mitchell bodycam video
The police body-camera footage from April 22 is an important piece of evidence as to what happened during Sen. Mitchell’s arrest. Luckily, Minnesota statutes have a provision for situations like this. Watch the latest Minnesota Law Report featuring UMLC Trial and Appellate Counsel, Allie Howell!
Minnesota State University Students Forced to Pay for Political Speech
The Liberty Justice Center and Upper Midwest Law Center Sue to Protect First Amendment Rights. Today, the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center jointly filed a lawsuit against a group called Students United, the St. Cloud State University, and SCSU’s responsible administrators for violating college students’ First Amendment rights by requiring them […]
Hearing Set for May 20 in Lawsuit Seeking Senator Nicole Mitchell’s Arrest Footage
A hearing has been scheduled in the lawsuit filed by Alpha News, represented by the Upper Midwest Law Center, seeking the release of police body and dash camera footage related to the arrest of Senator Nicole Mitchell. The hearing will take place via Zoom at 3:00 PM on May 20, coinciding with the last calendar […]
Lawsuit Filed to Have Minnesota’s NVRA Election Transparency Exemption Declared Invalid
Supreme Court precedent in Shelby County v. Holder orders that Congress cannot indiscriminately treat states differently. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) with Upper Midwest Law Center as local counsel, filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota Secretary of State, Steve Simon to have the state’s exemption from the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) Public Disclosure […]
Complaint Filed to Release Sen. Mitchell Arrest Footage
Alpha News Files Suit to Authorize Release of Body and Dash Camera Footage from Arrest of Senator Nicole Mitchell The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) has filed a complaint on behalf of Alpha News asking the Becker County District Court to authorize the release of the body and dash camera footage related to the arrest of Senator Nicole Mitchell […]