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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.

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.

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.

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 is excited to share a couple of recent case updates that underscore our commitment to justice, accountability, and individual rights. Let’s dive into the latest case developments!

UMLC filed a petition for review with the Minnesota Supreme Court, seeking to challenge a decision rendered by the Court of Appeals in the case, Snell vs. Tim Walz.

The Upper Midwest Law Center releases a statement in reaction to today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.

The Upper Midwest Law Center, on behalf of plaintiffs Minnesota Voters Alliance, Mary Amlaw, Ken Wendling, and Tim Kirk, filed a lawsuit challenging the recently passed voting law in Minnesota. The plaintiffs argue that the new statute exceeds the authority granted to the state legislature under the Minnesota State Constitution.

The Upper Midwest Law Center celebrates two significant victories in unemployment cases before the Minnesota Court of Appeals (COA). The court ruled in favor of Mitchel Benish and Rachel Millington in Benish v. Berkley Risk Administrators Trust Company, LLC and Millington v. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, respectively, reversing the denial of unemployment benefits and recognizing their religious beliefs as valid grounds for declining to comply with their employers' COVID-19 vaccination policies.