Upper Midwest Law Center Celebrates Election Integrity Victory in Ramsey County Settlement
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) joins the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) in celebrating a significant win for election integrity with the settlement agreement secured in the case against Ramsey County, Minnesota. The agreement reinforces the county’s requirement to eliminate duplicate voter registrations in line with federal law, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). […]
UMLC Responds to MN Court of Appeals Decision on Mille Lacs Judge’s Order
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) releases the following statement in response to the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision on the Mille Lacs Judge’s order concerning the recently passed Felon Voting law. “While we supported Judge Quinn’s reasoning on the unconstitutionality of the Felon Voting Law, we took no position on whether the judge had the […]
UMLC ADVISORY: Election-Judge Duties Related to Duplicating, Tallying, and Tabulating Absentee Ballots
ADVISORY: Election-Judge Duties Related to Duplicating, Tallying, and Tabulating Absentee Ballots Dear Election Judges and Ballot-Board Members: In our work to uphold election integrity in Minnesota, we have encountered situations in which counties and county ballot boards are either unaware of or are not abiding by their duties under Minnesota’s absentee balloting statutes. One of […]
UMLC urges Minnesota Supreme Court to uphold Attorney General transparency
On January 12, 2022, UMLC represented Energy Policy Advocates in oral arguments against Attorney General Ellison before the Minnesota Supreme Court. You can view the oral argument here. In Energy Policy Advocates v. Ellison, UMLC’s client seeks data which the Attorney General has been hiding from the public. The data relates to AG Ellison allowing […]
UMLC sets the record straight on concerned parents’ data requests
After the Mankato Free Press ran an editorial criticizing UMLC’s client’s data request to the Owatonna School District, UMLC’s James Dickey responded to set the record straight. You can find the published copy of the letter here. The editorial board, likely based on misinformation provided to it, had criticized UMLC’s data request on behalf of […]
UMLC demands Elk River School District allow parents to speak at Board meetings
On November 19, 2021, UMLC demanded that Elk River School District (ISD 728) reverse its unconstitutional bans of parents from Board meetings and censorship of their speech. A copy of the demand letter is located here. ISD 728 has until November 26 to reverse its unconstitutional actions. ISD 728 banned UMLC clients Cassandra Bonine and […]
Alpha News covers UMLC demand to Minnesota Department of Health
Alpha News published an article today covering UMLC’s demand that MDH stop stonewalling coronavirus expert Kevin Roche on his request for data about how Minnesota has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. The MDH had failed to provide any responsive documents to Mr. Roche within 60 days of his initial requests. UMLC demanded that the MDH provide […]
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 […]