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Upper Midwest Law Center Office Subject to Suspected Arson Attack

On Sunday, January 28, the office of the Upper Midwest Law Center was destroyed in what is being investigated as a deliberate act of arson. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating alongside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and state and local authorities. Thankfully, no one on the UMLC staff was hurt or present at the time of the crime.

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 on behalf of its petitioners, who intend to immediately appeal this decision and seek accelerated review by the Minnesota Supreme Court.

UMLC Submits Comments Showing the Illegality of the Proposed MN Social Studies Standards

UMLC submitted comments opposing the proposed changes to Minnesota’s K–12 Academic Standards in Social Studies. UMLC President and Founder Douglas P. Seaton wrote that the proposed standards are illegal and unconstitutional under Minnesota and federal law.

UMLC Requests to File Amicus Brief Challenging New Minnesota Voting Law

The Upper Midwest Law Center, on behalf of Minnesota Voters Alliance, requested to file an amicus brief to the Minnesota Court of Appeals supporting Mille Lacs County judge Matthew M. Quinn’s order declaring that the recently passed felon voting law violates the Minnesota Constitution.

Minnesota Supreme Court Grants Review of Governor Walz’s Emergency Powers

UMLC is pleased to announce that the Minnesota Supreme Court has granted a review of the case challenging Governor Walz's use of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minnesota Law Weekly | Episode 26: The Flimsy Legal Theory to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

James Dickey discusses the recent petition filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to keep former President Donald Trump off of Minnesota’s 2024 primary and general election ballots and also UMLC’s new case against the “Don’t Say Felon” speech code created by the legislature to shut down certain political speech in the days leading up to Minnesota elections.

Upper Midwest Law Center Office Subject to Suspected Arson Attack

Anoka County Court Upholds Felon Voting Law; UMLC Plans Immediate Appeal

UMLC Submits Comments Showing the Illegality of the Proposed MN Social Studies Standards

UMLC Requests to File Amicus Brief Challenging New Minnesota Voting Law

Minnesota Supreme Court Grants Review of Governor Walz’s Emergency Powers

Minnesota Law Weekly | Episode 26: The Flimsy Legal Theory to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

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